I grew up being told that we celebrated Christmas for the big guys birthday. Easter for the rising from the dead or whatever and Halloween is evil. 

My father may not have taken me to church but he did make sure to tell me every lie that I grew up thinking. I never questioned what they did, it was just their thing. I questioned the Christmas thing in my teen years, then Easter, and Now I'm questioning more than ever. I feel more than betrayed honestly, I honestly fear for my loved ones that buy into everything that Christianity is. Because everything I used to think was not a big deal and everything they believe with all of their hearts are lies! 

I've been studying the bible (Mostly by listening to other atheists read it and make fun of it. I'm a single mom I have no time to read.) and a lot of the stories are stolen and retold to fit the book, they have stolen ideas, they stole logos and used them to push their fucking agenda. They've even stolen holidays. 

Christmas wasn't their thing until after they banned it for not being christian and then they just twisted it in their own ways to try and make it all about them, to the point where now they tell their kids that the true meaning of Christmas is celebrating the birth of Jesus. Which is ridiculous because if they knew how the original Christmas was celebrated it would be considered just as evil as they think Halloween is, which, don't quote me, I'm pretty sure comes from christian roots and has absolutely nothing to do with "the devil's birthday." 


I straight up heard somebody say that thanking people was rooted in Christianity, gathering groups of people is a Christian thing, There's so much BS to smell here it's amazing that most of them don't smell it.

My dad likes to say that he fears I will burn in hell but I don't think he realizes I fear for him. I feel like he has been brainwashed and there's no fixing it. Same goes for the rest of his family (somebody pointed out to me that I refer to my dad's family as his family and not mine and that they are still my family but the truth is they have never given me a reason to feel loved. and I feel like family is a more personal thing, if you're going to make me feel like an outcast and then expect me to trust, respect, and love you? uh no thanks.) 

Anyway I guess the point of this rant is that I've been learning a lot and I feel totally betrayed and like my family is being betrayed before my eyes and I can't do anything to save them from themselves. 
I guess I'm done ranting. 
    

Yeah... There isn't much you can do, except pass on the critical thinking to your kids and go through the generational effort of having religion dwindle.

You can ask questions that may lead the believes to think a bit for themselves, but it's very unlikely they will think straight.

Your dad sounds like a real winner. You can't fix him or even help him if he doesn't wish to change. You can only take charge of your own life. Work on that and when you need to sound off come here. We'll listen.

I sure your Dad is doing or did what he feels/thinks is right, now you are doing the same thing.  Families can disagree and still get along, sometimes.

(March 25, 2017 at 9:45 am)mh.brewer Wrote: I sure your Dad is doing or did what he feels/thinks is right, now you are doing the same thing.  Families can disagree and still get along, sometimes.

my Dad is easy to get along with as long as politics and religion never come up but those seem to be the only things he cares about.

(March 25, 2017 at 10:16 am)godlessheatheness Wrote:

(March 25, 2017 at 9:45 am)mh.brewer Wrote: I sure your Dad is doing or did what he feels/thinks is right, now you are doing the same thing.  Families can disagree and still get along, sometimes.

my Dad is easy to get along with as long as politics and religion never come up but those seem to be the only things he cares about.

My parents and I had to come to an agreement not to discuss those two topics.

(March 25, 2017 at 1:23 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:

(March 25, 2017 at 10:16 am)godlessheatheness Wrote: my Dad is easy to get along with as long as politics and religion never come up but those seem to be the only things he cares about.

My parents and I had to come to an agreement not to discuss those two topics.

I've tried to do something like that but he's a hard ass

(March 25, 2017 at 1:56 pm)godlessheatheness Wrote:

(March 25, 2017 at 1:23 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: My parents and I had to come to an agreement not to discuss those two topics.

I've tried to do something like that but he's a hard ass

Mine were not to hard, but there were times when I had to walk away or ask them to leave. They got the message.

Ah, surely not everything. The cake should be fine for example.