If they can't accept you for who you are and what you do not believe. Why would they expect for you to change to conform to their close-minded ideas?

It will get easier.

I have long ago adopted the "no dating theists" attitude because I believe a positive relationship should be founded on mutual respect.

I have a hard time respecting anyone who bases their life on superstitions over reality.

Keep up the struggle.

It’s great that you don’t hide it. I urge my black friends to do the same, but they don’t want to upset their families.

Sam Harris on the youtube explains that he ia an athist about god in the same way as he is an athist about the god pan of greek gods . Also he is a non-astrologer in the way he is a non- beliver in god . I asked in sunday school why are there winged creatures on top of the arc of the covernant that contains the comandment make no images (the images are not to be made lest you bend down and worship them . It is still not ok to make images even if you don't worship them {they give no instruction my tv does } ) . But this is a sriptural conflict . Other scriptures may have zero problems but I realy doubt it . Westerners do not under stand karma but it seams sad that a person is born into a life of suffering . Try scifi D&D guys but you mat face job problems in the south

Careful, Sugar, in certain circles "unicorn" has been assigned a specific meaning.