My Dad. "Well, you aren't getting any bloody Christmas presents then!" I was 16, it was one of many battles I had with my father, but that response just sent me into a fit of hysterical giggling. That didn't go down well.

I find it odd when they ask if I'm afraid of going to Hell. Then I have to explain that not believing in God includes not believing in hell. Then they insist there is a hell, and I'm going to it.
They really don't like it when i say "great, then I'll join my fellow sinners. I don't see the problem".

Getting told I couldn’t foster dogs anymore with the foster group I had been with for a year. They praised me up till then. But it turned out to be a good thing as I help out with a better foster program now, with nice people.

"Really?! I'm surprised. You're such a good person."

From my mother, "I know you really do believe".

Humm... I don't tell people, I just be and they figure it out. Sooner or later they ask the question... "you don't believe in god, do you?". I do like they already know the answer.

Probably when this one lady insisted I read the bible. Even after I explained ot her that I had red teh bible from cover to cover and that is a good part of the reason why i became an atheist, she just kept insisting tht if I only red the bible I'd believe.

It ws then i started to believe that some religious people are just mentally ill. They re convinced that people can't truly be happy until they are sharing in the same delusions that they themselves suffer from. In that sense, religion is a disease tht can be contagrous.

"I feel sorry for you". Quite a condesending statemente in my opinion.

I was working at Sears the time and a random redneck came in and began berating me for my nosering at first. It turned into a religiously based argument when he noticed I had tattoos and he brought up Leviticus. That's when I responded with, "Thank you for your judgement. I'm sure your god is proud of you for your hatred. Tell him I said 'hi' and 'I'm doing just fine without him'. Be sure to let me know what he says. You know where to find me. Buh-bye now." He didn't take the hint, so I ended up with him following me around and berating me as I did my job while ignoring him. Finally, he cornered me in the bathroom. With no witnesses, or cameras, I told him he was an idiot, a poor excuse for a human being, and a shameful example of his sincerely held beliefs. I also told him that if he followed me out of the bathroom, that I didn't care enough about my minimum wage part time-job to not make sure he left without a limp. Especially with a McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King, Walmart, and Lowe's right across the street. He didn't follow me out of the bathroom.

My co worker keeps inviting me to her church socials to show me that God exists. We are at the point now she goes " What are you doing Sunday"?. I just reply no. One day she will stop. I hope...lol

"Why do you worship satan?"

" but who will you talk to when your sad?"

Oh but you believe in Satan! From a childhood friend! Lol

I had a "boyfriend" (sorta, kinda...on/off again) buy me a 24 kt cross necklace -- the one with Jeebus on it writhing in pain and almost nude. LOL
I broke up with him and returned it to the jewelry store and traded it for some earrings.

A work-program counselor I was seeing kept inserting jesus, god, and prayer into our sessions. Despite this I grew to trust her enough to tell her that those things don't work for me because I'm an atheist. I was astonished to see her physically withdraw and cringe from our mutual space. The look of disbelief and disgust was not so hidden as she tried. And our session ended with a certain chill that had not happened before. I was afraid to report her fearing retaliation and not understanding my own rights. A year later I did report her in an email to her boss. He seemed apologetic and sympathetic writing that should have never happened. I don't know what the outcome was, but last I heard she'd retired not too long after.

There have been so many it is difficult to choose just one.Many have condemn me to hell others felt sorry for me and a few said if I was a good man god would forgive me and place me in some kind of limbo.

Not really... my policy always has been don't ask don't tell. The only forum where I discuss this is here and as you know, here is fine. I wouldn't even dare to do that at work, most of them are bible freaks to the power of what a hell !!!

It was a brief and unexpected "F*** you!", and that was that with that former friend.

I hate the, "How can you not believe in god?" one. I usually say, "I just dont." but I want to be rude and say something like, "Because when I was a kid I wasn't a moron and refused to believe in magic sky daddy stories."

I keep getting the "atheist have no morals" comment.

After a while, it gets pretty tiring.

I don't talk religion.

I can't recall ever getting a weird response. It is also something that has very rarely come up in my life.

They just walked away, never spoke to me again.

"Oh..uh...good luck"

Usually the same; they try to talk me into their way of belief.