Hi Withheld, and welcome!
You'll like most of the people here. We have some very pleasant theists, some utterly brilliant atheists, a few garden-variety newbie atheists like myself, and then the loonies drop by to preach on a regular basis. (They used to irritate me - I've had more than enough preaching - but now I'm starting to find them entertaining.) Lots of good discussions here on just about anything you can imagine.
I came from a very similar background as yours. It does sometimes feel like you had to burn down your house to escape it, doesn't it?
Jump on in, the water's fine!
You'll like most of the people here. We have some very pleasant theists, some utterly brilliant atheists, a few garden-variety newbie atheists like myself, and then the loonies drop by to preach on a regular basis. (They used to irritate me - I've had more than enough preaching - but now I'm starting to find them entertaining.) Lots of good discussions here on just about anything you can imagine.
I came from a very similar background as yours. It does sometimes feel like you had to burn down your house to escape it, doesn't it?
Jump on in, the water's fine!
"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein