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I'm lucky, what religious friends I have don't care about what a sci fi universe has in it. While I myself am an atheist, I do try to be tolerant of peoples worldviews.

Unfortunately I grew up in the bible belt of the midwest and was a huge fan of fantasy and Science fiction universes and games. This wasn't a good mix because many adults were condescending and gossiping about my hobbies( MtG, shadowrun, D&D, Vampire, and Battletech). It was hard on my dad having to hear from churchgoers that were mostly logical on most fronts that I was doing witchcraft and ruining other children's lives when I was merely enjoying a tabletop game that was social.