To me, al religions believe in a god. Therefore the reerence cannot be respecting a specific religion. BTW,, atheism requires belief in a god also, even if they deny it, they must believe in a higher power (faith)!
Poor radical atheists..they just believe soooooo very hard that God does not exist. But if He does not exist why go through all the trouble and effort to have Him removed? Santa Claus would be a much easier target dontchyaknow...