What are non-religious identities?

A non-religious identity is like being part of a club that doesn’t have a special rulebook or secret handshake, just everyone gets to be themselves.

Imagine you go to school every day, and there are different groups: some kids wear blue shirts and say "hello" in a certain way, others wear red shirts and do jumping jacks when they meet. But then there’s a group of kids who don’t wear any special shirts or do any special greetings, they just walk in, say hi however they want, and that's it. Those kids are like non-religious identities, they belong to the school (or the world), but they don’t follow one specific rulebook or tradition.

Some families have a special recipe for cookies that’s been passed down for generations, everyone has to use that recipe. But other families just make cookies however they want, no rules. Non-religious identities are like those families, they don’t need a special recipe or tradition to feel connected.

You can still be part of the school (or the world), you just don’t have to follow one specific way of doing things. That’s what makes being non-religious so flexible and fun!