I'd feel incredibly uncomfortable going to church services as an atheist. Even though I've been told by friends and family who do go to church, that I'd be perfectly welcome if I did go, I have a hard time believing that. Basically because I figure nobody likes an outsider in their midst, especially one who would be judgmental of them, which ultimately I would be whether I wanted to be or not; I'd basically just by gut reaction be mentally rolling my eyes or face-palming through the whole thing, and I'm sure that would come across even if I had a good poker face. Or maybe that's just projection on my part, but either way I'd just feel incredibly uncomfortable.
Basically I love my friends and family who are still in the church, and respect them as individuals on a personal level, but that doesn't change how I feel about religion as a whole or the beliefs that entails. So in other words though I may still want the community of those people on a personal level, doesn't mean I want to be part of the church community itself... they're two separate things.
Basically I love my friends and family who are still in the church, and respect them as individuals on a personal level, but that doesn't change how I feel about religion as a whole or the beliefs that entails. So in other words though I may still want the community of those people on a personal level, doesn't mean I want to be part of the church community itself... they're two separate things.
