Ex-firefighter (UK), retired teacher (US), I was raised as a Primitive Methodist - still smile at the 'Primitive' bit - as a child but by age 12 had come to the realization that there is no God, although these years I am spiritual in the animist sense: "living geniuses of place and person... spirits of certain trees" (from 'Equus' and have a fond regard for paganism and its warm contrast to cold Christian arrogance.
I look forward to talking to like minds - esp. over a beer or, me being English, perhaps tea.