I agree with all that. But it's important to make clear (at least in my view) that none of the ills and the evils associated with religion are arguments for atheism. Seeing idiots picketing abortion clinics and reading about widespread child abuse by priests, and all the rest, does nothing to "strengthen my atheism." I'm an atheist because I've reasoned that the "evidence" for the existence of God, and the arguments in favour of him, are all, ultimately, completely bogus. One day something better may come along, but until such times the God notion is not my concern in terms of how I live my life.

It would be nice to hear for once that, just because there have been some very nasty atheists, they don't form any part of the argument against atheism. I doubt we'll be granted such courtesy.