Has being gay become more socially acceptable than being an atheist?

[*Deidre*]

So, my boyfriend was hanging out with an old school friend of his the other day. She was planning her wedding and had a few of her other friends over. He was planning on helping by teaching her to sew and he's planning on helping with photography (my man is an art geek).

Here's the strange thing, though; at least to him. The friends she brought over were two girls and a guy and the guy was pretty gay. They were totally cool with the guy being gay. Lee (my bf) talked about being trans and they were totally cool with that, too. They even had a playful thing where the two of them grabbed at each others breasts.

But then, talk turned a bit towards religious beliefs. Lee isn't sure what he calls himself and he stated that he isn't sure he believes in god anymore. That was what upset them. They started telling him about how god is the only thing keeping them from killing and robbing people and they can't imagine not living life for god and how can you not see the beauty of god in the world and all that garbage. Then they dug into his friend, too, who isn't an atheist, but got the same treatment for being pagan.

Is it just me, or is it a little strange that being gay/trans seems to be more acceptable than being an atheist?

Think I'd stop hanging out with people who proclaim with pride no less, that the "only" thing keeping them from killing and robbing people is an entity they've concocted in their minds.

Hope they never become atheists. Yikes.