If You're Good, You're Good
Yes, I am a fairly religious person, but I'm not like some religious people who think you have to be religious to be a good person. I'm not one of those who think you have to have a certain set of beliefs to be "saved".
Saved. What exactly does that mean anyway? It means different things to different people according how they understand scripture, or rather, how they were TAUGHT to understand scripture... In most cases by other people who were taught a certain way and so on, all the way back to... Honestly... A bunch of people who decided to tweak and interpret ancient Middle Eastern writings however the h*** they wanted, to mean whatever the h*** they wanted them to mean, let be real.
And honestly, I believe whether someone is quote, unquote, "saved" is none of my dang business. Seriously. I am not in the know about other peoples' entire life situations and histories. G-d didn't tell me all that. I guess G-d (I decided to stop using gender pronouns for G-d because I no longer believe G-d has a specific gender) didn't think it was my business either.
Anyway... My daughters aren't religious and, leaving personal bias out of it, they're pretty good people. Better than I am in some ways. Maybe in most ways. They certainly made some better decisions than I did in some areas of life.
I've walked G-d's green earth and met a LOT of people from different walks of life. One thing I have observed across the board is... Religion, or lack of, makes absolutely NO difference. A good person is a good person, regardless of which branch of religion he/she is affiliated or not affiliated with. I have had both positive and negative experiences with both religious and non-religious. And I'll tell you a secret...
Honestly... I have had more negative experiences with religious people than non-religious. I kid you not. I have run into to more caring, generous, helpful, down to earth, humble, non-religious people than I have among the religious.
Not to say religious people haven't helped me out a great deal. They absolutely have. But it's a different vibe. It's hard to describe. Don't get me wrong, I'm more than grateful for any help I get, but some people will definitely know what I'm talking about. It's just a different vibe. I'm not sure why, but when getting help from religious people, I often get the feeling of being someone's "project" or like there's some unspoken "strings attached" somehow.
But I say, religious or not, if you think it's wrong to take things that don't belong to you without paying or asking permission, you're a good person and good with G-d, the Higher Power, Universe, or whoever. If you think you shouldn't cheat on your spouse or partner, you're a good person. If you're not abusive, you're respectful, courteous, and helpful overall, you're a good person.
I would encourage anyone, especially the non-religious, to not let anyone try to guilt trip you for not being actively religious. Don't let anyone make you feel less than if you don't espouse their particular set of theological beliefs. I'm telling you, if you obey the reasonable laws of the land and you treat other people kindly and justly, you're good. On a basic level, if you DO good, you ARE good. Religion has nothing to do with it.