I just recently became an atheist. I grew up in a very conservative Christian denomination and my family would flip out if they knew. The truth is that I am more at peace with myself than I ever have been in my entire life. My family knows I don’t go to church as much as I used to and they keep pestering me about it but the truth is, the only reason I go to church sometimes is to save face. I know that is cowardly but I am terrified that they will find out that I have overcome my faith. I honestly don’t think I will ever be able to tell them. Living here in the Bible Belt, I have seen people harassed for being non-Christian. I can’t imagine what will happen if I tell even my best friends. I am happy with myself, but I am afraid that the world will hate me.
