23 Atheists Share Their Cringeworthy Interactions about Religion

by Irvi Torremoro

9.

“But you’re not really an atheist.” What? Why? Because I’m not (usually) an activist about it? I never got an answer about that after taking ten seconds to reaffirm that I most certainly was an atheist.

10.

“I need a man who will pray with me when things are rough.”

11.

Not used on me, but on a friend of mine: “Oh, I see, so you’re a satanist.”

12.

“You don’t f*ck dogs or anything…. Do you?” this was a little upsetting to hear. Do they really think we are terrible people?

Written by Irvi Torremoro

Irvi Torremoro is an Austinite by way of Las Vegas. She's worked in various outlets in food & beverage and is now focused on writing, eating all the things, talking about Beyonce, and petting all the puppies. She runs flavorandbounty.com, a lifestyle blog about people in the service industry.