Welcome to the asylum. Enjoy your stay.

Some have come for dating. Some have found love here, some
are still looking.

Some came for dating and found community instead.
Some, like myself, have come for community and found it.

You can participate at whatever level you are comfortable.

You aren't the only one living in the South.
I have found that most of the atheists and agnostics I run into
keep their non-belief pretty low-key for "reasons".
I'm completely out as an atheist, and I don't hide it from anyone.
No one has challenged me over it in a really long time.

Good luck to you.

It's a community for atheists and agnostics to speak freely without being judged for our non belief in god's...

I find this site refreshing, because I, too, live in the Bible Belt. It is good to correspond with people who will not get upset that I'm an atheist. Thank you, Agnostic.com!

We are a community. Some have formed friendships, relationships and love and support each other. We have something for every non-believer -so many groups and interests. Have fun exploring! You can PM people, converse in chatrooms. I suggest you post in the group before you enter a chatroom. People will follow.

For my part, I just use it as if it were a normal message board. Not really a place to talk to folks about their lack of belief - tbh, those conversations rarely interest me - but a place to talk about life with other nonbelievers.

I think it was at one time marketed as having a bit of a dating site flavor - you can see that in the design - but there are a great number of us who are just here for community. Many are from areas as you describe, where not being religious is a real hardship socially.

I came for free donuts. I'm waiting...

This is a safe space for those who would like a break from religious talk, where ideas can be discussed without apology, and folks can share their wisdom, experiences, humor and wit. You might also find like-minded members in your area for you to meet in real life, whether just socially or for dating. It's basically whatever you'd like it to be, as long as we keep the religious talk out of it, so we can grow in a comfortable environment.

We serve whatever purpose GOD has for us. His purpose for me is to disavow his existence, point out the absurdities of life , and watch porn. I do as I'm told.

Praise Him.

The purpose is what you want it to be.

Interact with fellow heathens!

This...

Purpose of this site? It is so you can write home about your special purpose and tell everyone what a great time you had and say how you wish the whole family could be here.

In reality this site is what you put into it. It's different for everyone.

Hover your mouse over Learn at the top of this page.

Click on About Us. After reading that, page down to Community Guidelines.

Its primary purpose is to spread the gospel of godlessness, and it is set up to accommodate dating as an option.

Does this or any site really need a purpose?
Can it NOT be just a place/site where like minded people can just get together and discuss things, etc?
Personally speaking I have found this site to be a far, far better alternative to Zuckerbook, aka Facebook for discussing, debating and merely socializing with people from around the Globe.

What’s the purpose of any social media? Who named it a driveway? What even is life? Lol

It is a place for meeting mostly like-minded people with whom you can express yourself freely. If you are hoping to meet a life partner, that is a possibility.

Like anyplace else it is what you want it to be.

"It divides families or even seperates family." That is the madness of religion, isn't it?

This is a broad-church (if you pardon the phrase).
It can be a dating site but be prepared to travel, as distances between members can be large.
It can be a place to vent your thoughts and feelings about religion. Many in the bible belt find this therapeutic
It can also be a place to just hang-out. Without someone bringing up "Have you found Jesus?" and you saying "No, have tried looking down the back of the sofa?"
Explore some of the many groups we have here. Singles/mingles/chat is a good one to start with.

We do not believe in Santa Claus in the sky watching us all the time. Or believe in how religion should take our money run our lives and make us miserable.
Welcome and check out some groups.

We make our own purpose here.

Sometimes, you wanna go where everyone knows your name,

And they're always glad you came.

No it is only "normal" in the US where the religious have something up their bums. Not even in Islamic countries do they carry on like this. The Imam may and the governments do but the common people just don't.

Agnostic or worse? My family is very catholic, have a mom and 4 sisters, all married all to very religious husbands, all go to mass, communion, etc etc, my dad passed away a long time ago, they all know and knew that I do not believe in any gods nor in any religion, I live in FL as well as all my family, that is also the south. There was one big discussion with mom, dad and sisters when I informed them of my decision, obviously they were shocked by my decision, but after that big discussion, they got my reasons why, no god could allow so much sickness, hunger, disease, and let evil basically run this world. They came with the bs excuse of free will, which made me laugh. Anyway, this discussion happened 30 years ago, I'm 66, I made it very clear to all that if I go to family gatherings, I will not parricipate in any religious crap, Everybody knows I am a non believer in my family, all my family, including aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. Many times one or two have tried to reconvert me, big mistake because I know so much about all religions vs their lack of knowledge of even their own, that I wipe the floor with the ones who had tried (figure of speech only) that after those 2 times nobody dares to try ever again, religions and gods are so easily debunked with their own bs written down in their own "sacred" books that sometimes I secretly beg for someone to challenge me. But outside my family, when somebody asks me anything personal and religious, my answer is always the same, from a friendly "now that is none of your business" to a more drastic " none of ypir damned business." I am not a pariah, I'm invited to weddings, christmas parties, I just skip the religioys crap and participate in everything else.