Social Networking - Are you out as an atheist online?

[Whitney]

New Happily Free Thinking blog post:  http://blog.happyatheistforum.com/2009/ ... ut-as.html

So, what do you think?  Do you also feel conflicted on this issue; probably in daily interactions too?  Is this a moral question or just a personal choice?

[curiosityandthecat]

Saw the tweet earlier. I'm out as an atheist pretty much on all my social networking profiles, with the exception of LinkedIn and Yammer (which are both business-related, so, atheist or Christian, I don't think matters of faith or worldview have anything to do with it) and my photo site that some of my extended family goes to (just to keep from stirring shit up, basically).

Aside from that, I'm as out as out can get, atheist-wise.  

[Will]

Atheist everywhere online, but not 100% IRL. I won't be coming out to my grandmother or my uncle, as my grandmother has made it her life to be blissful regardless of reality and my uncle is too much of the religious conservative to understand. There's a point at which honesty isn't worth the heart break or trouble.

[Kylyssa]

I am totally out online.

[rlrose328]

I'm totally out online as well.  My webpage has a page with my statement of my beliefs and my MySpace has many blogs about religion, mostly negative.  On Facebook, I have the Atheist asterisk up there and my friends list is riddled with atheists, both wellknown and not so much wellknown.

I don't hide it from anyone.  May be an issue when I look for a job, but oh well.  Take me or leave me.

[Sophus]

Frankly I'm out altogether as an atheist. I lose more friends that way but then again that's almost a blessing in disguise.

[AlP]

I state that I am an atheist on Facebook, myspace and a couple of dating sites. Not on linked-in because it's irrelevant.

[Tom62]

I'm out on mySpace, but not on LinkedIn.

[Whitney]

I was just thinking that it was very odd for me to state I am not completely out on a blog that is directly linked to a blogger profile with my picture on it...maybe I'm more out than I think I am.  I just don't use my Facebook to blast religion  and left the "religion" field blank; but I did join groups/causes that are secular/atheist in nature....and well, Linked and Plaxo are for business only.  Even my potential future boss (if projects ever get going) knows that I'm not religious.  And then of course, my not wanting to have my picture on a site connected to the you are not alone billboard when I'm looking for a job in a crapy economy.  I didn't care so much about what I had out there when I had a job and the economy was better.

Still, even if it would be best we were all completely open on the internet and in real life...I still think it's not necessarily a smart career move and we can't all be martyrs.

[karadan]

I'm 100% out everywhere in real life and online.

[SSY]

I am out online, though I would try and leave it out of my professional engangments unless it seemed salient at the time.

[MariaEvri]

Atheist everywhere online, but not 100% IRL.

same here.
But only cause they dont ask, If they do, I will say Im an atheist

[Hat]

Eh, I'm mixed both online and offline.

Online
I'm out on my Facebook and my Twitter, with some family members being friends on the former so I naturally assume they know about that unless it comes up in a conversation. On my Bebo I'm not out. My Bebo is full of current and old school friends and I'm not sure how the older ones would take to it since I was asked "Are you joking?" by another guy in my class, so yeah. Then again they might not care. Won't know till I try I suppose. But in general, I'm out online 'cept for my Bebo.

Offline
Only my parents and a few best friends know I'm Atheist not counting the relatives on my Facebook. I don't know if they take that seriously so I don't exactly know. Other than that no one knows. Mum has this whole "Don't go telling people about it" because she thinks I'll be teased for it since the incident with that one guy in class but I think I can handle anything the relatives say. I have two aunts that I'd like to tell but since they're really into their faith I don't think they'd take it too well, so unless it comes up in a conversation I'll just let them continue with their thoughts. Not sure about what my priest friend would say. Kinda wanna tell him to find out, but he's an awesome mate and I don't wanna lose him so I'm not planning on telling him like, ever.

[MommaSquid]

I'm out as MommaSquid but I haven't labelled myself as an atheist on Facebook.  People who know me can tell what I do and don't believe.  Labels are often inflammatory and/or unnecessary.

[SallyMutant]

I'm in the closet in real life--at work --Bible Belt y'know. I admit to loving my Unitarian neighbors--and that's not a lie.
Webbyness--I'm gloriously out among the commentors at Fanatical Apathy and Snopes--wheeeee!
My Facebook info includes Happy Atheist  Forum in a long list of fave websites, kind of in the middle.  We use an alias on Facebook because it seems creepy to expose real stuff.
Anyone want to "Friend" Ike Renfield and see?