By the way, before people come in here and call me a religious nut or Bibletard or some other insult, let me make it clear that I am NOT religious nor do I partake in any form of religion.

I am trying to understand the irrational hatred some have for religion as a whole. Surely something terrible must have put you on that path.

So far, none of these answers spell "severe" to me. Losing friends. Adjusting your thinking. Moving a lot. None of these things are what I had in mind. Those things occur in life all the time. Hardly a "severe" impact by my estimation.

If your family died in 911 or you lost your living due to religion in some way, then yes. If you merely hate religion because it inconvienences you then I have to say that's pretty weak.

Carry on.