One of my favorite quotes is "Being shy about being an atheist is like the class genius purposely flunking a test in order to fit in."  Now I am not sure who said it first or where to give credit but I think its an amazing concept.

How many atheist friends do I have who are essentially in the closet.. that are afraid of what others may think of them and don't ever chose to disclose the person that they are deep down.  I for one have never wanted to hide the fact that I am who I am. It…