I live/work in a small rural town. I am still in the closet and will stay there if I value my job.

I am luck many of my immediate farming neighbours are immigrants from europe and quite rational. Many of the others are lapsed Anglicans or United Church goers they are not much of a problem either, they tend to except poeple as people not by their faith. However, if I go further a field I start to run into the Baptists, Evangelical and the Nazerines where I am labled as that godless socialist under their breathes. Not much is said to my face though for even at 62 my 6 foot 5inch stature is intimidating.

Interesting that you all live in tolerant areas, I can assure you that is not the case where I live. Wish it was,

I live on an very community oriented island and do not hide it at all. My late partner was very open about her atheism and having had an abortion and being against food banks and excessive immigration (she was an immigrant and an extreme rationalist) and other counter-liberal ideals and no one said squat. Many feel as we do and no one has ever made a negative comment (except one neighbor/close friend who asked "why do you hate God?" )

i live in a small town, mostly dairy farms. i havnt tried to hide it but i don't go around telling everyone i meet. most people now don't care one way or another. but when i was in my early teens i was caught reading a book about waccans and was attacked by 3 other kids. that kind of thing isnt common here anymore tho. mostly you might get some behind your back whispers but not much as far as direct confrontation goes

I live in Amish country Lancaster Pa. Not too many people say any thing to me, if they do though it's usually something hateful.

I personally don't think it's anyone's business. However, if the subject comes up I will tell them I'm an atheist. They usually don't care and leave me alone.

I assume it won't go very welcoming. But hey, the world is big and we are all here for ya..