Again the few I care about are very accepting... the rest can kiss my agnostic tush

Personally, I have not experienced any overt discrimination for my outlook on life. Moreover, I have noticed that no matter who agrees or disagrees with me it does not seem to affect my enjoyment of life nor my sleep......

I do not touch the subject in front of my parents. Mom is always saying I need god in my life. She thinks that without religion you can't have any morals. I change the subject.

I find that people get more upset with me when I say that I don't believe in astrology and crystal power, but then I live near Santa Fe, NM.

I haven't experienced outright discrimination in Florida. I don't advertise, but if I am asked, I will communicate where I stand. For the believers asking me, they generally give a nod and a "hmm." Often that's as far as the conversation goes, thankfully. I also don't bring up the subject of religion in my community or in my workplace. Ultimately, it's none of my business and more importantly, it's of no significance to me unless they are a non-believer.

When I lived in California, it wasn't as obvious, minus my own protestant handful of relatives. Most of my family was Buddhist so I had the luxury of being raised with both points of view. I did believe in god into my mid to late 20's. As I began to grow and to change, although I felt freer, I did notice the backlash from numerous people and began to feel the discrimination I had heard about. Once I moved to the midwest, Michigan, it became more apparent, the discrimination. I also live in a town know for the number of churches per square mile within our city limits. Just 6 miles south of me is a town named Saugatuck and it is a beachside, extremely liberal, gay artist community. It is also home to the biggest gay resort in all of the midwest. I live between the City of God and the Village of Gay. It is an interesting blend, but I must say, I do know I am seen as an outcast by many in this community simply because I am of no faith. I am old enough to not care, but I do realize it affects others negatively. I do have a few athiest and agnostic friends and admittedly, they, too, feel the pressures. I tell them not to be shamed into hiding and not to think their belief system is less valid than those of the god fearing. What we believe matters just as much as what the believers believe. There is no difference except we aren't trying to shove non-belief down the throats of the believers, meanwhile the believers have little to no respect for us and for our points of view. It is hypocritical and one of the major reasons religion is becoming and Has been a point of contention. I continue to strut my stuff and care little about the nay sayers. My life. My future. My choice. They can either respect that or... well, they know where to go and i can sketch out a quick map for reference if they require a more specific, concrete response. lol

I tend to not announce that I'm Agnostic unless the conversation comes up. My best friend is religious, but he's not an extremist freak. We both respect each other's differences and treat each other with respect even though we have very different fundamental beliefs on probably the biggest topic known to man.

I live in NY so it's not like I'm in some small religious town, so I couldn't care less what people think about my non-belief. I still wouldn't give a shit if I lived in a small town, but I would probably try to stay away from more people if that was the case. I'm not one to care about being accepted into a group for the most part.

One of my occupations has been songwriter/recording artist/musician. I released/published a song in 2014 that offered an alternative to the concept of eternal Soul. That song has been quite the conversation and confrontation starter. Mission accomplished and lesson learned. I expected some pushback but I was surprised by the intensity of ferocious hatred. Don't poke the Bear if you're not ready to wrestle with it! Lol

When it finally comes up, I find my friends tend to be non-believers. I don't think I have ever lost a real friend over this.

I don't really have to talk about it but mostly accepting.

accepting but they've usually met me beforehand.

I live in the "toe" of Louisiana, heavy christian conservative area. MY NEPHEW told me yesterday that I was going to hell because I don't believe in God.

I live on a small island in the UK with a population of 140,000, My experience is that most people couldn't care less, most of the religious have a quiet personal faith. The times that I am considered an evil baby eating heathen and treated as such are usually late in life converts, the ones that feel because they've been "saved" I must also be "saved" my problem is I enjoy disappointing them and pointing out flaws in their logic. I however have travelled quite a bit and I know where and when to keep my mouth shut for my own safety.

People assume I'm Muslim because I'm brown, so few ask. Statistically when someone bothers to ask, they are ecstatic to have found another atheist. This is because the bigots are largely religious people who are terrified that I'm a Muslim terrorist and don't ask. Sometimes they ask and are even more afraid that I am an atheist. I can only assume it's because they'd rather die to a terrorist than have an atheist "kill their god."

Very little discrimination, though I don't socialize a whole lot. People I do hang out with, and work with have professional backgrounds, so I find that it makes them lean a bit to the left. I live in a small village with a cross section of people, and we're about an hour from a large urban center (Ottawa, Canada's capital).

While admitting "atheist" has rarely turned any heads around here, I'm quickly learning that saying "Satanist" or "I've joined the Church of Satan" causes quite a stir, even amongst other agnostic/atheist types. Wild.

My gym teacher said, But she is a good person, isn't she? Wondering if only Christians could be good. My very religious new friend said, "Why be good if you don't believe in Heaven. " Evidently really wanting to be 'bad' but afraid of losing heaven. But they, being my friends accepted me - just avoided any talk of religion, church, prayer and Jesus - which suited me.

Completely accepting or accepting enough to basically say "cool" and shut up lol.

Here in N.Y.I know very few non believers .I am not open about my beliefs because I do not feel I have any reason to tell any body except a few close friends and my immediate family . I find it is useless to discuss these issues with most people because they are not interested in intelligent discussions concerning this subject

I grew up in SLC, and it was an issue. Everyone I met wanted to know my religious affiliation. As soon as I moved to California, that changed. No one cared. I’ve lived in Texas for ten years and I have yet to be asked about my religious affiliation. No one seems to care, unless you’re on a dating site.

In my case people get all confused because my last name is very religious. I have fun with this.

In my case people get all confused because my last name is very religious. I have fun with this.

It depends, and sometimes is surprising. Most people in my locale, despite how rural it is, don't care very much — unless they happen to be related to me, in which case some think it's their duty to give me a hard time or save my soul or something. But, several years ago, I was speaking with one of my cousins and something about religion came up and I mentioned that I'm an atheist. I was unsure of his response because he's a fundamentalist Christian, but he replied nonchalantly, "Oh, that's fine, everyone's an atheist unless they follow the Bible." He went on to criticize all non-fundamentalist Christians, so what I found interesting was how narrow he was in what he considers acceptable faith, yet how open he was to the fact that I have no faith. By contrast, one of my coworkers who knows I'm nonreligious gave me a Christmas present this year: "God's Not Dead" on DVD. [rolling eyes]

It depends on the person and the situation.

I once worked with a co-worker who was one of those hypocritical Christians we all are familiar with try and berate me over my non-belief whenever she could. I never pointed out her hypocrisy. I won't stoop to that level, but as they say karma can be a bitch. Life and her god have not treated her well.

I don't think about how others feel about my atheism. If they have a problem with it, then that is something that they will have to deal with. If someone finds comfort in believing that there is a God who will make their dreams come true after they die, I have no problem with that, and likewise, expect the same courtesy of them for my lack of belief.