This kind of article is interesting to me because I've had no such experiences and it's really hard to imagine a landscape where overt stigmatization is the nor

This kind of article is interesting to me because I've had no such experiences and it's really hard to imagine a landscape where overt stigmatization is the norm. I don't believe in a supernatural, and have no qualms about calling myself an atheist or an anti-theist (thank you Mr. Hitchens) openly in private or public. I can't think of a single negative repercussion of doing so. Just today, in the locker room, I overheard two guys, one a minister of some sort, talking loudly about their Xian superstitions. I would have happily asserted my atheism to either of them if asked, and would have expected nothing to come of it other than a bit of conversation. For what it's worth, I grew up in the northeast and now live in politically-conservative eastern Washington. There are loads of churches around. Related: my license plate reads INFIDL and I have a Darwin fish stuck to the back of the truck. I've never had anything but one or two positive reactions to either.