Mostly miss the music. Beautiful sounding hymns and organ music.

I don't miss it at all, I found it and the people for the most part to be so fake and condescending. I knew several of the people both in and out of church and even as a child knew it was like watching Sybil split personalities and all. I am much happier not having to listen to the BS being preached and told I am a sinner at every turn. I also don't missed being interrogated simply because I was not a good enough actress to hide my doubts of the veracity of their claims.

Not for a second. Being alone is better than being abused.

Can not miss what you never had.

No I don't.

I go to church with my wife every Sunday. She is a Christian. I keep my mouth shut. I usually read about the validity of the Bible on my phone during the service. How hypocritical can one person be??

No.

I've got to admit, there are times when I miss the blissful escapism of it all. And if you don't understand that, then you will never understand why so many people get stuck in it.

One thing that is missed is the fellowship of a church family. In a good church, with good people, you always have help in tough times. However, all the other negative things greatly outweigh this aspect of church life.

No. i grew up in the 60's in a protestant home. mom told us to never even look at a catholic church. even tho they claimed to be methodist, she was agnostic, until she got older and i guess was afraid she'd go to hell unless she went to her boring church. fast forward, i went to a catholic church in my 30's w a friend, as irrational as it sounds, i felt like i would be struck by lightening for going into a catholic church. do i miss that? well, thinking about it, it is kinda funny, and i do love to laugh!

Some agnostics and atheist say they wish they had their religion back. I have thought about that often but I don't think there is any going back. Our mind decides what e believe and once it don't believe, then it ain't going back. But I do think we have to get some "hype" from somewhere in order to remain motivated to live and achieve. We have to have something that drives us. For some it's family, football, sports, sex, love of music or art. Everybody has something.
I guess we should live to experience joy. Joy is short lived emotional happiness. What brings people joy? I guess everybody has his/her own catalyst.
Do you ever see the spectators at football games with their shirts off and the whole body painted in team colors? Now those folks are really into the experience of the game. The game means something big to them. The game adds to their reason for living.

Nope

I never really had a religious life to speak of, at least not as an adult. As a youngster, I was fairly active in my church, but then I figured out it was all baloney, and the thrill was gone. I don't miss the hocus-pocus nonsense, but I do miss the sense of community. I live in the Bible Belt; if you have no church affiliation you have no social life at all; you might as well be dead. Luckily I'm retired, because it's also difficult to do business here if you're "unchurched," and I have been encouraged to join a church for that very reason. But as I have a very low tolerance for intolerant, dogmatic bullshit, I can't see myself doing that. I would be sure to offend somebody every single time I opened my mouth.

I couldn't wait to get away from it. Once I turned 18 and my father couldn't make me go to church and catechism I was done. I checked out way before that, but once it was MY choice my choice was "fuck this". I never looked back and never regretted that decision.

It was emotionally easier to cope with

I never had one, so I can't say.

Not at all
in fact i am very happy after i left religion.

Not at all
in fact i am very happy after i left religion.

I do miss pagentry and solemnity. I miss the happiness I had when I thought there was a god. That said, I am okay now living in reality.

I sometimes miss the communal aspect of worship, the holidays, the picnics. It brings a community together and gives them an excuse to celebrate.

I don’t miss much about it, because I was forced to go, forced to participate, and I resented it on an epic scale. I have never believed; that might make a difference too.

I have thought I might like to be a monk over the years. I love the thought of chanting and doing the garden, six prayer sessions a day, peace and quiet, no secular hassles like bills and queuing for trains and buses. My only problem would be I don't believe that Jesus or the others are who they think they are. The only minor flaw in my plan!

Not a nickels worth... actually much less.

I am not sure that I ever had a "religious" life. If I did, I don't miss it at all.

My only regret about leavening religion is not leavening much sooner!