Coming out as Atheist is coming out all over again. You'll find lots of other former religious leaders here, and an active gay group, with some overlap. Having the courage to transform yourself for the better in one area of life seems to make it easier to do in other areas.

Welcome, Joshua! Glad you could join us. :D It's great to see how you've already found some groups of interest.

Please consider joining a group to meet people and talk about anything that's on your mind, Hang With Friends. You might also like Real Talk for New Atheists and Recovering from Religion.

I also recommend Eco-Logical and Climate Concerns, since the climate is changing so drastically. Superstorm Sandy may have given you a hint of what's to come.

After you've searched for topics of interest in "Groups" above and in the "Forums", don't forget to look at recent activity which hides along the right margin of the page all the way at the bottom.

Happy Halloween and

Hello Joshua
Welcome to this world of rationality, truth and peace, where common sense and science lead to freethinking wisdom which you are finding out in becoming a true atheist.
We invite you to join the busy group "ORIGINS: Universe, Astronomy, Life, Earth, Humans, Religion, Gods, Atheism, Evolution, Darwin..." with 700 discussion topics and 3600 members.
http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/originsuniverselifehumankindanddarwin
Terry