No, of course not. But neither should religions receive any special benefits from government at the expense of taxpayers in general.There have been a few "is atheism a religion?" threads recently. They've had a few people insisting that yes, atheism is a religion.
This raises a question that I've asked a few times without response:
Religions, religious ministers, religious adherents, etc., often have special rights, privileges, and benefits. If atheism is a religion, shouldn't atheist groups get the same special treatment that churches receive? Shouldn't individual atheists get the same treatment that religious individuals receive?
Do you agree that atheism should be protected by religious freedom laws?
If you think that churches should be tax-free without having to file financial statements, do you agree that atheist organizations should also have this privilege?
Should donations to atheist organizations get the same tax credits as donations to a church?
Should "atheist ministers" be entitled to the parsonage allowance that religious ministers receive?
Believe what you want, but don't expect tax breaks for it. Churches take in money for the purposes that those churches decide, for their own reasons. Sometimes, I will agree, those reasons are charitable, and where that can be demonstrated, they deserve the same tax breaks as any other charitable cause, secular or religious, but it cannot be tied to the religion itself. (Nor, in the case of an atheist charity, which exist, should it be tied to "atheism.")