Atheists & Agnostics

so I can't add much. You have to do what you think is best for you. If you are really happy doing this, and believe that being an atheist would cause problems, just don't come out. I will say that I have never had any real life problems with letting people know that I am an atheist, but I also do not have a strong tie to something that may appear to attract religious people.

I also agree that the more of us who come out to people who know us already, the more they will learn to accept atheists. But that is not an easy first step to take and you do have to weigh the consequences to you. As to your responses to the question of which church you sing at, I would leave out the "right now", which I think really is deceptive because it makes them assume that it is temporary. "This is my only group" should be good enough and it is not deceptive at all.

As to the asking for prayers, I just deal with that.....I get it daily on Facebook. I just figure that these people know of no other way to express sorrow or face life's problems. It is not worth it to bristle at it. All religious people just assume that everyone they know and like must be religious. And I guarantee that if they know you are an atheist, they will still use that expression.