Atheism and friendship

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Ok, you get new friends but they don't know you're atheist yet.


How one should disclose that?

Where I live, having a faith is more unusual than being an atheist, so can't really help.

I suppose I mention church and related activities in conversation, so maybe you could mention doing something else when others are at normally at prayers or worship...

If you are in a highly religious environment, do not mention under any circumstances until you know that the other party will take no issue with it.

In a bar or pub of course.

i go through this a lot, i usually ask it as a hypothetical question, most of my religious friends are ok with it as long as i don't try to bash their religion in front of them, of course some are pretty open minded like i turned 2 of my Christian female friends atheist just last month and one of them goes to a Christian school, ever since she woke up she has been seeing how they indoctrinate people so to counter it i now continuously reinforce the evidence against religion, when i was Christian i greatly suffered from Religious Trauma Syndrome because of the psychological abuse suffered from inhumane indoctrination practices, the moment i became atheist was the first time in my life i felt free, i realized my mind was my own. it was truly a liberating experience for me, the opposite of someone "finding God" but infinitely more liberating

Why would you disclose it at all, unless it comes up?

With the exceptions of a few relatives, every one I know that knows was okay with it.

I'd say whenever it comes up in conversation- as long as you aren't trying to impose your beliefs on them, I can't see how that can be a problem. Anyone who then becomes a total Judgey McJudgerson because you don't have the same beliefs as them is probably not worth your time.

Live and let live, eh?

Well.... I live in the middle east lol.

One of them I am sure will take no issue with it, the other...not so likely.

You live in the Middle east? Probably have to tread a little more carefully than in the West!
I have a friend who is Agnostic and one who is an Atheist. They both claim to be Taoists. Seems to appease most people. Of course, most people don't look into it any further. As far as I am concerned, I am a Taoist, too! But I am also Anglican. The least shove it down your throat denom. in my opinion. I've been everywhere from Evangelical to Catholic, but they are too pushy and exclusionary. I feel you, sometimes I wish I didn't believe in God or morals. Would make the things I want to do less of an ethical struggle every day. Of course, just because you are an Atheist, it does not automatically follow that you have no morals...

Meh...I'm Muslim, I personally wouldn't mind as long as you don't bash my religion. Like we could talk about it as long as it doesn't turn into a barrage of insults.

But why would people need to know anyways?

He lives in Lebanon, they're still recovering from civil wars involving/over religion there. Seems kinda important there.

Anyway, yeah, no real advice to give you. With my friends, most are atheists, and then a lot of Christians are more borderline agnostic and are disillusioned with the church, so going to church and being religious is considered a weird thing more or less.