. Breaking free from irrational belief and opposing Christian extremism Pages About Disclosure Privacy Advertising Contact November 24, 2012 For All Americans and Not Just Those in the U.S . When one is brought up in a culture in which one's family , peers , the media , and virtually everyone one meets believes something , it is easy to understand why it is so hard to break away from the belief . If you are an atheist living in a predominately religious country , you know exactly what I mean . When I stop and think about this , I must marvel that there are as many of us as there appear to . be As difficult as it may be to break away from religious belief in such an environment , religion is by no means the only example of this . We could say the same about a number of popular cultural