I agree. It's kind a dilemma - seeing atheism as a movement or ideological group with (inofficial) "leaders" turns it into just another type of institutionalize

I agree. It's kind a dilemma - seeing atheism as a movement or ideological group with (inofficial) "leaders" turns it into just another type of institutionalized herd mentality thing. Yet if people don't do that but just don't go to church, institutional religion always will be stronger and better at bringing people together, which in turn makes it harder for people who just don't go to church (or mosque or whatever) to defend the freedom to not do that without being bothered.