In particular, this essay concerns itself with atheism of the 'supreme being' type of God, with commandments and instructions laid down by a authority figure. Just as the family courts decreed a Saturday-only custody arrangement for Frank, Yahweh states a Saturday-only prohibition on work for Michael.
This essay may have been quite different if the author's atheism was focused against panentheistic gods, or other god-like concepts. But culturally in the Western world, atheism, at least as a reaction to existing religious structures, isn't so concerned about these.