My family blocked me off facebook for coming out but they still treat me like they love me in person i guess

Can you really be an atheist and not cook babies for dinner? They're delicious.

Theres nothing bad with saying you don't bevlieve something without evidence.

I worked with mostly very churchy people. When one of my friends told me that she and I should go on a bus trip to a theater that does live religious plays . And she said there was no way you could watch those plays and not be a believer. I told her it was not my cup of tea. That they may be very interesting, beautiful plays, but I would have to look at them as I look at fairy tales. The disapproval in the air was so thick, you could cut it with a knife.

My family members who would be so shocked about this are mostly dead but I think a group I deliver parts to has found me in other media recently. They were trying to give me a "Trump and god" talk yesterday and I had to watch what I said.

Disowned by my parents, divorced by my born-again ex-wife and told repeatedly that I'm going to burn in hell. But I guess for Oklahoma that's a pretty tame reaction.

Many of us would be dead if christians and muslims had their druthers.

Hangings, stonings, burnings, you name it. We are not a popular bunch. Only technology, innovation, education and continuing to evolve as a species has given us a bit of safety, and now a way to communicate directly with each other. I suspect there are a lot more of us.

Good times.

I got told I'd burn in the fires of hell...blah blah....for telling someone that "god's will" as an answer to childhood cancer was inherently evil.....to which I replied, see you want me to burn for challenging a stupid statement, the conversation didn't get better.

All of this happened after I said I couldn't believe just because of all the shitty things that happen to people that don't deserve it.

I was told that they would pray for me! Lol

I t didn’t seem to matter growing up, but the last twenty I have noticed a change where they want to debate me or something.

I used to mess with people on the dock when I took breaks at my old job. Super weird crew, and after mentioning that I didn't really believe in "that stuff" after a classic lunchtime BS session, I got the side eye. Next time there was a thunderstorm I went full edgelord and reached my hands up into the heavens and said "strike me down if you're real you bitch!"

I'm not really that kind of guy but their reactions made it for me, and I used to do stuff like that just to mess with them. Turning their negative reactions into a funny situation (for me).

I had one person haughtily exclaim that it would've been better if I had "admitted" to being Jewish, rather than Atheist. HUH??? Apparently that particular xtian thought Jewish and Atheist are both evil. Or something?!?

I live in the state of "North Mississipi." i. e. Indiana. Atheism is not something you proclaim in public. I am glad to find like minded people here.

It just never was a thing. I can't think of a time it has caused me a problem. It just doesn't come up. Maybe because of my job, folks assume I'm a heathen. They assume I have done drugs, and they are right about that.

I have never had to come out. I have always been a loud and proud Atheist.

My favorite when some people find out, "...but you're so NICE."
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I've been "out" for decades. I've gotten lots of negative reactions.

I must be living in a different universe. I’ve never had a bad reaction to my lack of belief.