A guy announces he is an atheist in church on Easter... Yep I did it! I just moved to Oregon and went to a Unitarian Universalist,church in Florence. My purpose was to network and let people know I am here. The pastor asked if anyone was brave enough to introduce themselves. I stood up and did so and told them that I was an ordained atheist minister(which I am I will be more than happy to answer questions about it). They smiled and nodded, really I could not believe it. After the service many introduced themselves and told me there Were other atheist in the church. I told them I wanted to be there as a humanitarian and help the community as needed. I also let them know I was interested in helping those that had been involved in extremist, fundamentalist cults as I was. They were extremely receptive. I did make a point of telling them I did not want to make anyone atheist,but I did think it was important for everyone to explore who and what god was. I could not believe how welcoming they were. I hope they will help me to have a place to sponsor Free Thinker or atheist meetings. I thought I would possibly put out a feeler, but I jumped in with both feet. We will see how it goes.