Doe, I have been to many cemeteries and have seen many, many, headstones which face west. I have also been to cemeteries where the headstones face north or south. There does not seem to be any preferred method. What would it have to do with a religion or lack of one? Religion or lack one, that is a matter of personal Choice. For that matter, why even ask? What difference does it make which direction a headstone faces? Who would care?