My evangelical cousin is at death's door.

[Trueblue Texan]

96. I'm really sorry you have to put up with being teased.

That doesn't help anyone and we should all respect one another's path. Every part of that path is teaching us something and is therefore important.
But you know, Atheists never go a minute in this culture without Christianity being shoved at them from some angle or another and we've all had to keep our resentments about it under wraps for a long, long time while listening to Christians complain that they cannot be open about their religious beliefs/practice. They are not happy having a church on every other corner, they must write their religious doctrine into law that we all are forced to abide. So you can understand our resentment of religion, especially Christianity. I think the ultra right swing of evangelicals has driven more people away from Christianity than anything else. The hypocrisy is so glaring, it's hard not to take Christianity as a cult of charlatans. When I meet a Christian who actually tries to embody the values Christ of the Bible taught, it's very refreshing. I don't know how long they'll be able to tolerate the hypocrisy, though.

Still, you shouldn't be teased, and I am sorry you are having to endure that.