What has confession got to do with atheism?

nothing - in the context I put it. Religions have their confessional dept. Atheists don't have that - they have to rely on their own morality to be the "good guys" - a harder task IMNSHO.

I prefer to highlight Colin Mylar - ex-editor of at least 3 newspapers (make that comics) and editor still of a national rag. He has been sacked twice by Rupert Merde Hock for printing excessively bad taste &/or lies and once by another comic. This is a guy who goes to church more than once mid week to gain some sort of wellbeing that Catholicism offers him. Like I say not all reprehensible people are atheists.

They permeate society. Think bankers.

Rules may be un-necessary for a lot or people, but it would be so nice everyone conducted themselves as if the rules were channeling them.

The meek shall inherit the earth - once we weed out the shits.