Dear Prudence,
I am an atheist, as is my husband of 10 years. I am fairly live-and-let-live, but he mutters derisive comments when he sees cars lined up on Sunday by the local churches. Recently, I have been thinking a lot about how to find greater meaning in life. I’m still an atheist, but I am seriously considering attending Quaker worship (I like the way they worship, as well as their philosophy) to see if it’s for me. There is a liberal meeting close by, and I think they’d accept an atheist. The problem is how to approach my husband. He won’t like it. He won’t understand it. I suspect it will not be a pleasant conversation. To be clear, I don’t want him to go to church, nor would I take our kids. I just want to know how much I’m required to justify myself in this. Do I just go and refuse to discuss it if it gets hairy?