I bagged all of the dating sites as the degree of religiosos was repugnant. I spent my time screening them out & the remaining prospects were to be nice, PSYCHOS! I specifically would insist on NO Xtians & they would once again try & save my soul. It's my soul damn it. Leave it alone. Godding here & godding there all the time. Couldn't stand it. Pea brains. Now I understand why Trumpty Dumpty loves the "poorly educated". Easily duped. Why do they wear that instrument of torture around their neck. And that "My Pillow" guy has that cross prominently hanging out of his shirt. Damned if I buy one of his pillows. Sorry. I am on a rant. =0}

I sometimes wonder whether there's a shred of doubt in many of them. So being surrounded by other believers makes believing in a fairy tale a little less uncomfortable

There are so many religious singles groups because of the 2 Corinthians 6:14 verse-"Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers."

Of course, they ignore 1 Corinthians 11:10 that commands women to cover their heads (wear a veil) and also to be married, have children, stay at home, don't talk in church, don't have authority over men, be obedient to husbands, etc.

They just pick out verses that benefit the church..like keeping the church members in the church.

When I was still in the church I made my dating profile to be looking for a man who was a Christian, but I soon found out that was a BAD thing. They seemed to often be low in intelligence, intolerant, misogynistic, were poorly educated, and most of all..boring.
The kind, nonjudgmental people who were fun to be with, were usually non-religious.

So now, if someone I'm considering for a date claims to be a Christian, I cross them off the list.

There are groups for many things on MeetUp. I've seen atheist groups but have not yet rejoined anything. Transportation helps.

"Is there something about Christianity that inspires such a need for such groups?"

Because no human would believe such things on their own. They NEED the group-think to justify their beliefs.

Churches don't really provide the environment for dating, because they want the women to be married to the church as singles and the men to be side dudes until they are married. Dating is not really embraced. That opens the door to a cluster fuck of closet activities with Christians, hence all of the "out of church" meet ups. Also, consider that churches are very territorial, so the likelihood of churches coming together for the sole purpose for finding mates for its members is slim to nill.

I don't currently have the app installed. I did at one point in time.

There is something in the bible about being "evenly yoked"... old tribal thinking They seek like minded as we here likely do. I know I would like to be "evenly yoked" to someone who does not believe in a sky fairy

I do. All there is in my area are groups, that focus on religion or on recovery from drugs or alcohol. I am sick of it. I have never done an illegal drug in my life, I quit drinking over 20 yrs ago.

It's sad, pathetic and frustrating indeed. Especially when you live in the bible belt