Atheism in America (ft.com)

As an atheist, I often look off into the distance and contemplate my isolation and non-belief.

This kind of article is interesting to me because I've had no such experiences and it's really hard to imagine a landscape where overt stigmatization is the norm. I don't believe in a supernatural, and have no qualms about calling myself an atheist or an anti-theist (thank you Mr. Hitchens) openly in private or public. I can't think of a single negative repercussion of doing so. Just today, in the locker room, I overheard two guys, one a minister of some sort, talking loudly about their Xian superstitions. I would have happily asserted my atheism to either of them if asked, and would have expected nothing to come of it other than a bit of conversation. For what it's worth, I grew up in the northeast and now live in politically-conservative eastern Washington. There are loads of churches around. Related: my license plate reads INFIDL and I have a Darwin fish stuck to the back of the truck. I've never had anything but one or two positive reactions to either.

When people can't handle their problems, they turn to their made up god, most of these people are cowards, because instead facing their own issues, they brainwash themselves to get the responsibility off their backs.

As for the moral side: let's not count how many people will killed in the name of religion, let's not start counting how many people are harassed in the name of religion. These people aren't even consistent with their own damn bible, even Jesus Christ had mercy for the non believers.

My advice is: never admit that you are non-believer to zealots.