Lament of an atheist

Question by Randy on Blogcritics: "OK, where are the atheists with practical advantages to their choice?"
Comment 56 posted by Susan van Druten:
Maybe a thought experiment will help you answer your own question. Let's say 86% of people believe in some form of atheism, and you, Randy, are part of the few 14% who believe in a god. The atheist majority has many different factions who have historically fought with each other over whose godlessness is true. Although they continue fighting a little today, they still have one thing in common: they all admire each other for not believing in god. Together they look at you in disapproval, some smirking, others expressing sympathy. Some of them are quite loud about their godlessness, knowing it is a badge that others will think of them as being more honest and more sincere and more caring than people like you. You think you might like to go into politics, but you wisely decide that some people have seen you going to church and might "out" you as one of those god believers. When you send your children to school, they must recite, "One nation under godlessness." Your son wants to join the Boy Scouts but he was raised by you and believes in your god. The Boy Scouts won't take religious people. Your money says, "In no god we trust." And when you sneeze, people politely say, "Be thankful there's no god to bless you!" At holidays, strangers remind you that they are the majority and assume you must be, too, by wishing you a "Merry Godlessness!" Now, Randy, what are the practical advantages to your choice to remain religious--or do you decide to lie to yourself the rest of your life and pretend to believe that there is no god in order to reap the plentiful advantages that society will give you?