Are there any non-marx version of socialism? how did marxist socialism get so popular...

Wrong. I'm making an assumption that a religion needs a dogmatic set of rules that are beyond any and all criticism. The existence of a god figure is just a way to ensure the adherence of it by means of negative reinforcement (eternal damnation; eternal reincarnation; etc). Tell me what's the dogma of humanism and Taoism that cannot be criticized under any circumstance?

We now moved to "all religion is organized religion" territory. This is a super productive conversation.

I actually misunderstood you. I imagine the atheist Christian is still a follower of Christ and adheres to that set of particular beliefs, but not the ones about him being God or any God existing at all. The secular Buddhist can still follow Buddhist rituals and symbols and not believe in deities. I don't think this is a productive conversation still.

There's one atheist Buddhist, whose name I don't remember, that claims that atheism is the proper way to practice Buddhism. This isn't so different from Zizek saying that the only way to be an atheist is through Christianity. Or de Bottom saying that atheists should reclaim religion. Your understanding of what religion is, seems really limited if you're leaving nontheistic religions aside.

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"X political philosophy I don't like is a cult/religion" is just about the most generic insult possible. You might as well have called Marxists a bunch of big fat meanies while you're at it.

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