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How to find community as an atheist in religious areas

I live in a small town where everyone knows everyone and I'm the only openly atheist person I know and it's incredibly lonely.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Geographic isolation compounds ideological isolation when seeking authentic community and belonging.

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