Becoming more vocal about my atheism has had an affect on many
of my relationships.   What I'm beginning to see is how the
devoutly religious people categorize the non believers.  The box
they seem to try to put us in is "evil" or that we are now the
"devil."  This is such an ignorant approach but it requires "us"
to be even more patient with the religious.  To me, patience,
love, and understanding is the only way we can begin to show
them how we can live good and loving lives without religion.   A
person doesn't need to believe in a god or gods to have love in
their lives.   Have you gained or lost friends and/or
relationships because of your atheism?   I would say, in raw
numbers of relationships, that I've lost more than I've gained. 
But the quality of my relationships has improved.   What about
you?   Views: 307  Replies to This Discussion  I was always an
atheist and never hid that fact so, no my relationships haven't
changed. It's definitely caused strain between my Catholic
mother and I, as I continua