I said Atheist, but I suppose I'm really an agnostic that is fed up with religion and therefore identify with Atheists more.

The thing that pushes me towards Atheism is a combination of the stupid things religious people do in the name of their religion (and even other religions in the case of American Zionism) and the stupid things people say in the name of their religion.

Easy example that I always use:

When I was 13 or so I was in Sunday School, and I consider this the day I stopped believing, the "teacher" was talking about Noah's Ark. I piped up at some point saying "Do you believe this actually happened as written?"

The teacher said "Of course, all of the things in the Bible happened"

I kind of sat back, incredulous, and let her keep talking about how he gathered EVERY SINGLE ANIMAL on Earth (and presumably food for every animal) and put them on a boat, etc. etc.

I started laughing, almost hysterically, and everyone was looking at me like I was crazy. I was made to leave the room, which I did without a fight. My grandmother asked me what was going on and I told her what had happened and (this causes a rift between us even now) added "I just can't take seriously anyone that thinks that actually happened" and went and sat in the car for an hour and a half waiting for them to get out. I never went back.

Since then I've read up on all sorts of religions and beliefs as well as writings and musings by Atheists, and I've found only that my intentional hunch was correct.

Modern Christianity is a form of brainwashing and is basically a socially accepted cult.