More atheists are sharing their views

Increasingly vocal minority fights the influence of religious groups

When she first logged onto an atheist Web site five years ago, Mikel Childers' hands were shaking.

Since she was a teen, she had harbored growing doubts about the conservative Christian faith, "but I was so programmed against the word atheist," she said.

When she eventually decided she was one, a "feeling of almost euphoria" descended upon her, said Childers, now 28.

"I no longer had to justify why a good and loving God would allow (bad) things to happen," she said.

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