I am a devout atheist and admit readily that I have a problem singing gospel songs. It isn't that I don't like the music, in fact I find some of the tunes beautiful, but I feel extremely hypocritical to say on the one hand that I do not believe in god, do not think he had anything to do with the way I feel, who I am and how the world is, and then on the other hand join in songs saying the opposite. I can certainly appreciate why other atheists may disagree with this - but I still feel uncomfortable and tend not to sing along.