I hate to "me too" this comment, but I agree. I don't even tell people I'm an atheist anymore so as not to be associated. Someone in the thread actually claime

I hate to "me too" this comment, but I agree. I don't even tell people I'm an atheist anymore so as not to be associated. Someone in the thread actually claimed this: > I am also an atheist which, today, in the US, is worst than being gay in some circles. They're not even remotely close in terms of persecution. And I use that word lightly when referring to the modern atheist.