open atheist/humanist. I'm a humanist chaplain now and working to spread seeds.. A guy last week was shocked and he said "how can you be a chaplain and not be xtian?"
After a lot of consideration and years of being in the closet on the religious side, I'm out about most things now. It's cost me connection with people, as I've not got embedded in the local Atheist community yet, but I am not sure it's cost me friendships per se, as I feared it might. I don't ramp about it, but anybody who asks gets the truth, and I belong to several Atheist and Agnostic groups on Facebook.
I am very open with my atheism. Why, is because I'm not living in a theocracy.
Open if asked. Frankly telling people seems as invasive as being religious and having to preach. If someone is interested I'll gladly tell them.
Do you withhold posting about it on social media because you see it as preaching?
I agree with Raven. I think one's personal beliefs, or non-beliefs, are a private matter. I certainly don't like being preached at, and I try not to do it to others.
No I don't hold back on Social Media - it's whether it's appropriate to the conversation or not.
Open and widely. My stance is: If someone has the right to speak his/her thoughts so why don't I do the same?
open and proud. it actually helps prevent religious conversations around me. there are even a couple others at work like me
Grats on finding the coworkers!
Simple, do good things and avoid evil.
I was in the closet from about the age of twelve until one day, while on a job walk with one of my superintendents, a born again at that, I open the door and game out with both barrels blasting. I love being out and free to proud to say I am an atheist.
Open because I think that frankly most people are truly at least agnostic but they are so afraid that it isn't socially acceptable that they won't admit it. When the subject comes up (I certainly don't bring it up) I find that at least 80% of people I talk to who are under 50 don't believe that it is anything more than a fable.
I'm open about being an atheist. My workplace and community are not particularly religious, so it doesn't affect my job or relationship with friends or neighbours. I also enjoy a good debate, so if the Mormons or JW happen to knock at my door while I'm home, I'd invite them in for tea and a chat. They don't have any evidence that is likely to convince me otherwise, but perhaps I can sow some doubts in them.
I'm in a place of questioning and share with close friends about what confuses me about the supposed character of "God" and why the planet is in a state of pollution and corruption.
The jury is still out.
All the best in your quest.
Open, although will not state so unless asked. What usually happens is someone (often a family member) looks to me for agreement that "God is good " or similar and I either don't respond, walk away or say something dismissive. Not intentionally. Just an automatic response. For years I haven't practiced Catholicism and can't remember the last time I said I would pray for or about someone, but none in family noticed until recently.
Open
I don’t get in people’s faces but:
I would join a march.
I would be in a debate if asked.
I have a bumper sticker that announces to all that “I am going to hell in every religion”
I try not to inflame reactions while not backing down from argument.
I try to keep a sense of humor.
I want one of those stickers.
Open. Glad to be counted with those who don't have an imaginary friend.
I'm not totally open in the sense that I don't generally announce it. When asked I'm not hesitant to state my views.
I get to "cheat" a little bit I suppose. When around fundamentalist Christians I can honestly say that I'm "Jewish/agnostic like my father before me and his father before him.
The "Jewish" bit give me a little leeway as most fundamentalists tend to respect Jews.
That last bit may well be changing what with Trump's friends giving the Nazi salute while chanting anti-Jewish slogans.