not at all. i have found my post belief life to be so much more fulfilling and enjoyable. I can now be open to learning about science without some type of mental restrictions. Evolution, astronomy - all things i can enjoy learning about without the lens of mythology.

No,not at all.

Not at all, although I enjoy the acoustics, architecture, and the historical sense of a large, old church or cathedral. I recently had the pleasure of hearing Vivaldi performed in a church in Venice. The experience could not be matched in a regular concert hall.

I miss the close groups of people at times. Humans are pack animals, so there is that aspect. I do not miss the social control mechanisms that religion tries to burden upon the followers. Rather like the entire stand for the flag thing going on in America. I respect the military members, I work in Law Enforcement, yet, it is their first amendment right to kneel if they so choose. Needless to say I just keep my comments to myself.

I don't miss the life, but I sometimes miss the interactions. WHich is why I joined this group.

Can't say that I miss it. But I still enjoy getting a good laugh from it once in a while.

Sometimes I miss the religious life, I guess it's that human desire to belong. Just having someone to share your deepest thoughts with, without being judged. BUT I would much rather be alone than to just go along and YES it can be quite lonely.

Never.

Quite the opposite, I regret ever having experienced it. If I could go back in time, I'd prep my younger self with the necessary skills and ways of thinking to never have to put up with that magical bullshit.

Not at all. When I was involved in religion I felt fraudulent and it also felt like other people were being fake as well. I mean, you kind of have to be to keep up appearances right? It's a big show every Sunday where people try to out-dress one another and there are a lot of fake smiles. I went to a church where people seemed to only catch the holy ghost whenever the drums kicked up. Now I feel like I can relax and be myself and not worry about all of that. I feel free to be honest.

No!

Sometimes I miss the sense of community there can be. People had no problem welcoming fellow parishioners into their homes and making them dinner. But at the same time, I don’t miss the looks I got because I did’t fit in their mold of what was “good” and “holy” for what a girl should do/say/act, who I should love and fall in love with. Mostly I miss that connection I had with my parents, but I don’t agree with their beliefs anymore.

I've never been religious. It's smelled like bullshit to me, all of my life...

Nope, not at All????

Was never really religious, but I've been to many a sunday service, and I gotta tell ya, its really not all that terrible. At least for the non-denominational church I frequented with my christian buddies. Free coffee and people I generally like.

I do miss that on occasion, but I never miss the actual sermons and stuff.

Yes, in a way. I was raised in Seventh Day Adventism, with potlucks and hikes and all-day Saturday worship activities, and a rather active religion-based social life, and of course atheists don't have a church or community center that maintains such regular weekly activity schedules I could tap into. I live in a town where few people even have a 4-yr college degree, let alone graduate school or college level science education, and I am atheist, so I have not yet met anyone here with whom I have much in common. If I had stayed in the church, I would have an active social set, and all the socioeconomic survival net that the church provides its members, and might even meet compatible men to date (not a priority any longer, but probably in part because I have not met any reasonable potential partners in years). I don't miss the religion, but we atheists really do need to do better at developing a social network that fulfills the social needs churches fulfill so well for their members.

Nope.

It's a little shallow of me to say this but when I was religiously affiliated I had no problems on the dating scene; while not a pariah, my non-belief has made it more difficult to date in my area.

Nothing to miss. My life is actually better not worrying about if I'm offending my imaginary friend.

The only time I miss it is when I loose someone close to me. I would like to believe they are up in the sky hanging out together living a peaceful life but I just don't. Other then that I don't miss it at all. Once I stopped believing I feel a weight lifted off my shoulders and my eyes really open up!

No, not at all. I did, however, enjoy the singing. I always liked to sing and that was the only part that I liked.

yeah, especially when you lose your friends and family members because of your religious thought.

Not at all my Sundays are now all mine.

I was last “religious” in high school and even then, only to be in a “group”. It didn’t last long. I couldn’t bear it, actually. Do I miss it? Noooo.

Nope.