What do atheists mean when they talk about religion?

[djean111]

9. Actually, no. I don't.

And any time this sort of subject comes up, it seems to be, at the heart of it, some sort of attempt to push atheists into some variation of religion. Anyway, all just definitions - I consider believing in a "god with powers" is religion. Worshiping anything, I supposed, can be pushed or pulled into some variation of "religion".
No worship here, no conversations or expectations. I had an NDE, and for me, worship of a god is out of the question.
Calling what I feel "religious" is disingenuous. These conversations are about whether someone worships a higher power.
And I don't consider I have faith or belief, just a calm knowledge of what happened to me personally. Other opinions about that seem silly at best.

Don't feel you need to label everything. Doesn't work for anyone but yourself.