"“I had a Black supervisor I really liked who casually say she believed atheists lacked morals and good sense in front of me and my coworker/friend (who is Christian) …. It was the first time I faced something like that at work, but it’s even harder to deal with Black folks in the community who can’t fathom that there are other Black people who don’t subscribe to Christianity. If she knew I was a nonbeliever, I know she would have treated me poorly and try to change me.” —Female, Maryland

“It is really hard for me to find open minded people that are comfortable with me being nonreligious. I have to pretend around many people that I’m religious when I’m not. I get really irritated thinking about it because it feels like I cannot truly be myself around people. I often wonder if I’m ever going to find someone that’s going to like me for me.” —Female, Georgia

“My community is hardcore religious, so I have to hide my secular belief and any beliefs/thoughts or activities that don’t align with what is described in the bible. Having to watch what I say around my community limits my ability to speak freely, as I don’t want to get caught out and exposed.” —Male, Texas

“There is not so much stigmatization in my community as there is a non-recognition that we are among them. People speak ill of non-believers not out of malice, but because we are perceived as mere abstractions.” —Male, Puerto Rico

Link: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d824da4727dfb5bd9e59d0c/t/615c7ae7c1b58c7f92fb2ce1/1633450730356/Black+Nonreligious+Americans+-+A+Brief+from+the+U.S.+Secular+Survey.pdf