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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How would you feel if they had that reaction if you had said "We're Jewish"?

Or "We're Muslim"

Or "We're Buddhists".

You'd have thought your new neighbors were  inconsiderate prejudiced jerks.

Guess what?[/quote]

I don't think the neighbors are jerks for reacting as they did -- they were just shocked - I think because they expected you to just follow their lead - because that's usually what happens.

Your wife is right that it would have been easier all around to just say you're not particularly religious, but I'm glad you were forthright about your atheism.  I'd like to see that happen more frequently, so eventually people wouldn't be shocked at the response.  They might also not talk about religion as if it's something that everyone has.

Sort of like the way a lot of society reacts to gays these days.   It didn't always used to be that way.[/quote]

Once again, all belief systems are OK to express, but not your atheism!  You keep that stuff to yourself!

Shameful.[/quote]

It's changing and people like OP are helping it along[/quote]

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