Where I live, that's a common question that even strangers feel entitled to ask. Nobody ever asks "Do you go to church?" It is just assumed that you do, because "surely there are no atheists around here, and if there were, we would recognize them because of the horns protruding from their foreheads!"

Yes I have. I tell them I don't do cult meetings. Lol

Hi we in NewZealand ,would never ask as it is deemed personal ,

I used to live in a small town in the north Georgia mountains. When I was an older teenager, I was constantly asked by neighbors what church I went to. I responded honestly and said I didn't go to church, but that was a big no-no for them. I tried going to a Baptist church with a neighbor just to appease them. Very unpleasant. I had to lie and say I was "saved" several times just to have them get off my back so I could go home. The next week, one of the members knocked on my door and waited with his car outside my house until it was time for them to go to church. He continued to do this every Sunday for weeks. I wanted to open the door and scream, "I'M AGNOSTIC! FUCK OFF!" I even thought about calling the cops before he gave up and stopped.

I also grew up in the Bible belt, Texas to be a little more specific. I've lived here my whole life. When I was younger, I used to dodge the question. After years of becoming more and more offended by the presumptions of evangelicals, I think differently about it now. When a boss or co-worker asks me that, I look them straight in the eye and say, "I don't go to church."

I pause, looking them in the eye, and wait silently for their response. It's funny the range of reactions. To be blunt, my response is motivated by anger, no, by rage. I'm an American. My religious beliefs should not be relevant at work. Wait. Let me rephrase. My beliefs about religion should not be relevant. If you don't like that, bite me. I ain't sitting at the back of the bus in silence anymore to make you comfortable. I'm excellent at my job. If you want to fire me for not being Christian, your loss and my gain.

Welcome to the 21st century.

What is really bad is if after your Doctor examines you he asks..."Are you religious?"

no and totally irevelant, isnt there a law against this ?

Yes. I say Saint Mattress.

My daughter was recently asked, "Do you know the lord?" by a customer at her new job. She's not particularly tactful, and just said she's not religious, which was apparently offensive to him. He proceeded to show everyone else a [photoshopped] image of clouds that appeared in the shape of a horse, asking, "How do you explain that? ... God."

I wouldn't be wanting to know from my boss how that is relevant to my job.

I've never been asked that question in the US, but a couple of times. my Thai students have assumed I"m Christian, and I corrected them. When asked what I am, I shrug and say "sort of Christian-ish, mixed with Buddhism." That seems to satisfy them.

But if an American asks me seriously, I usually say I believe in quantum physics, and any religious beliefs that match it.

You got off easy!! I had a job where the boss/owner (super Christian nutcase) would ask all his potential employees if they masturbate and if they watch porn. In retrospect, that should of been a major red flag for me.

When someone would ask my father what church he went to church he answered, "St. Eddy's". It was 'Ed's Bar and Tap' a few blocks from my house in Chicago.

I told my boss straight up I don't believe in god. Now we never talk about god. Unless she's trying to annoy me. The 2nd day my assistant manager heard me telling the crew whom brought god up, that god isn't real, etc... She shouted, "No more religion talk!" Lol.

My reply is the church of logic and adventure.

None of my bosses ever showed the slightest interest in such matters.

In Tulsa oklahoma most people that how they start first conversation with you and they add : if you don't mind me asking??

Hey, congrats on the new job, @Paul1967! I hope it was all uphill after that wonderful Christian start.

Hard to believe with where I live but I have been lucky enough to dodge that question. Never got it. Just lucky, I think, since I've been standing next to a friend in her capacity as an art teacher while she was asked on two different occasions. I may have just jinxed myself but, if it happens, I'm uncomfortable lying as well so I'll handle it the way you did.

Guys you are so lucky, in oklahoma like this question typical

Wow! You did what I wish I could do, when confronted by the Christian sect!! You gave us a fine example of how to handle people who judge others by what religion they come from? I thank you! Hold that strength, it will keep you out of the weeds...

Well played, Sir. Very well played.

As a retired, independent person, when someone asks me what church I go to, I simply answer, "I don't go to church." If they ask for further explanation, I repeat the statement.

I would not work for a boss like that. That is totally unacceptable. Bible belt America is so backward.

I wouldn't say this to a boss--I'd be evasive--but I have been asked. My answer was "The church of the holy mackerel. It's a fishy kind of church, but at least it's never smelt."

Never from a boss but I had a potential sales client meeting that started with a prayer. Incredibly awkard as the two people in the room prayed for guidance in how they were going to spend corporate america's money. This was in central Florida, a very bible part of the great state.