Grief Without God Is A Challenge For Atheists

In times of pain, especially death, religion is the sole support people need to get through their grief. So what happens if you don't follow a religion? What happens to Atheists who grieve? It is hard for someone who doesn't believe in a higher power to be told "You will see your loved one once more" or "You will be able to hold your loved one soon" because to Atheists, they don't believe this is the truth and these words can seem like they are down playing their lost. Now there are websites and support groups in the Agnostic and Atheists community that can help people with their loses through other ways than religion. These websites come with some guidelines though. Anyone is welcome to share their grief or look for support, but any start of a religions (or nonreligious) debate is unacceptable. One woman writes about the website "It has given some meaning for me to the death of my son. I certainly don't believe there is anyone out there with a plan, or that everything happens for the best. But I do believe it is possible to create meaning from tragedy."