Ask a lifelong (irreligious) atheist

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That's true for me also. Living in England, it's extremely rarely an issue. I've brought myself to this forum partly to try and support atheists who have it much harder than I do, once I became aware of the problems they face.

I don't know if I've ever sat through a regular religious service. There's been a few times where religion has been involved such as funerals, and I've helped out at events going on in Churches. That's about it. None of my friends (few as they are) are religious. It wouldn't bother me if they were, as long as they didn't make an issue out of it.