CNN: Atheists are still reluctant to ‘come out’

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CNN: Atheists are still reluctant to ‘come out’ - midwest.social

Wtf does coming out mean? Atheists hardly proselytize, what is the process of “coming out”
Identifying openly in public.
I don’t openly identify as someone who is atheist for the same reasons I don’t openly identify as someone who doesn’t collect stamps. It just doesn’t come up if I avoid the places where people tend to ask.
i think specifically here, the first openly public exclamation of such.