Religious fanatics can be found in every religion. I left school and worked at a Catholic Retreat Centre in Cheshire. The house is run by a group of priests and brothers called The Salesians of Don Bosco. They are a wonderful group of people whose main focus is getting young people to explore their faith in a fun and comfortable environment.
Every year there is team of volunteers who live and work at the centre, it really is an amazing place to work. The centre welcomes school groups of young people every week and runs a program with them which gets them to reflect on their life. It may sound to some as a fanatical place where children are forced to pray and converted to Catholicism but it's not.
The young people have a fantastic time getting to know each other, they are asked to realise ways in which they can improve their lives, schools, communities and the wider world.
There are many atheist websites out there which I think is a shame. Each to their own, I have no problem with people being different religions and having different faiths. There is a lot to learn from growing up within a faith and I don't agree with parents actively raising their children to be none believers. Nor do I believe in forcing a child to participate in particular religions, (wait till they are old enough to decide for themselves!) The following is a website featuring different beliefs on raising atheist children:
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