Buddhism

Atheist's don't believe in god/gods. the Buddha created the "Wheel of Life" as a teaching tool for the literate and the illiterate alike.

http://www.buddhanet.net/wheel2.htm

pretty much says it all. you will notice there is a Realm of the gods on the Wheel of Life. bye-bye Atheists. Buddhists say the gods also exist in Samsara [world of perpetual rebirth suffering old age and death.] so if God, Jahova, Allah included cant get themselves out of Samsara they cant get you out either. bye-bye religion. Buddhism is based on a single logical statement, you try it, if it works and only if it works you can become a Buddhist. there is no Faith in Buddhism, bye-bye religion. you are on your own, no one else no god either can save you, bye-bye TV preacher. you live right [the Middle Way-the Noble 8 Fold Path], while you develop your mind with practice and meditation. if you aren't enlightened this life don't worry you have as many as it will take.

i am presently living on the Buckle of the Bible Belt, no Buddhists around. no Sanga, so i have begun a solo Pure Land [Kuan Yin] practice. there are a lot of different types of Buddhism. i had a catastrophic accident and went through 16 hours of surgery over 2 months and i was 60 yrs old, not to mention totally bleeding out. it did some pretty bad things to my brain. i don't seem to be able to meditate, PTSD really screws up your electrical system. so i decided to do a devotional practice with mostly mantras as a meditation.
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/article/kuanyin/

https://www.google.com/search?q=kuan+yin&hl=en&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=IeoeUdChJofo8QTZtIHQCA&sqi=2&ved=0CEIQsAQ&biw=1108&bih=561

Guanyin is actually Avalokitesvara [of the Heart Sutra ]who was also Chenrezig..the Dalia Lama is his 14th reincarnation. who was also the Buddha Amataba.. who was Sidartha's side kick along his path to enlightenment. Guanyin is also Green Tara, born of a tear from the eye of the Lord of Compassion [Chenrezig] as he observed the needless suffering of all sentient beings ...now after all that can anyone not say we are all one.?