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How to tell parents I'm an atheist
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RE: How to tell parents I'm an atheist
April 1, 2014 at 8:07 pm
(This post was last modified: April 1, 2014 at 8:09 pm by Brakeman.)
Personally I wouldn't come straight out and tell them because that would simply invoke a knee jerk reaction for them to turn angry and try to cram belief down your throat. Rather, I would read a lot of good arguments here in the archive, plus ask us any questions that you think might come up in a following argument. When you are ready, then bring up some of the hard to answer issues.
Worst case = They tell you to shut up, but then they know that you have big questions about the truth of their god story. Best case = You get them to disbelieve the bullshit too!
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(April 1, 2014 at 1:00 pm)Alex K Wrote: The time I lived in the bible belt let me realize one thing: it eats your soul when you are reminded every day, in all kinds of situations, that your kind is officially seen as a lesser type of human being, untrustworthy, and to be shunned. Now minorities feel this every day everywhere, but this is when I felt it. You at some point feel the need to jump up and yell: stop telling lies about us! I live in the bible belt. It sucks.
"Hands up all those who don't have a child who's an atheist. Not so fast, mum and dad!"
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni: "You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???" RE: How to tell parents I'm an atheist
April 1, 2014 at 10:17 pm
(This post was last modified: April 1, 2014 at 10:18 pm by *Deidre*.)
Sometimes, what we fear happening when thinking through a scenario, never actually happens. I would find a time when they are relaxed and then, just calmly discuss it. Understand, seeing you are 15, they may consider it a 'phase.' Rome wasn't built in a day. Tell them your feelings...see where it leads. This will be an ongoing discussion for some time to come. They won't accept it right away, or they may never ''accept'' your decision. Or...they may grow to accept it. But, it all begins with a first step.
Good luck to you. (April 1, 2014 at 11:10 am)Clueless Morgan Wrote:(April 1, 2014 at 10:40 am)Kitanetos Wrote: I never understood one's concern for keeping something bottled up inside. It is unhealthy. I extremely disagree with this view. lack of belief should not also mean lack of integrity or courage.I would tell the truth even if it means death penalty.Think about how many nazis went along with hitler even though they didnt believe what he believe,they use the excuse,that there safety was being threatened. Besides your sending message that atheists have no courage to the christian community.
ALL PRAISE THE ONE TRUE GOD ZALGO
RE: How to tell parents I'm an atheist
April 2, 2014 at 6:56 am
(This post was last modified: April 2, 2014 at 7:05 am by Alex K.)
(April 2, 2014 at 6:48 am)Mothonis_Cathicgal Wrote: I extremely disagree with this view. lack of belief should not also mean lack of integrity or courage.I would tell the truth even if it means death penalty.Think about how many nazis went along with hitler even though they didnt believe what he believe,they use the excuse,that there safety was being threatened. Besides your sending message that atheists have no courage to the christian community. ^This. Exactly! Creeper23782's parents are Hitler and Himmler respectively (just to be sure, have you checked for mustaches?), and by not telling them his religious views, he's sending the Jews to the gas chambers. And you're a fucking idiot. ... maybe godwin was right...
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
(April 2, 2014 at 6:56 am)Alex K Wrote:(April 2, 2014 at 6:48 am)Mothonis_Cathicgal Wrote: I extremely disagree with this view. lack of belief should not also mean lack of integrity or courage.I would tell the truth even if it means death penalty.Think about how many nazis went along with hitler even though they didnt believe what he believe,they use the excuse,that there safety was being threatened. Besides your sending message that atheists have no courage to the christian community. No you stupid piece of garbage, you obviously have no integrity and have missed the point. its better to be dead than to have others tell you what your alowed to believe.Your a coward for letting others tell you what you are alowed to be. ''Give me liberty or give me death''
ALL PRAISE THE ONE TRUE GOD ZALGO
RE: How to tell parents I'm an atheist
April 2, 2014 at 7:13 am
(This post was last modified: April 2, 2014 at 7:17 am by Alex K.)
(April 2, 2014 at 7:08 am)Mothonis_Cathicgal Wrote: No you stupid piece of garbage, you obviously have no integrity and have missed the point. its better to be dead than to have others tell you what your alowed to believe.Your a coward for letting others tell you what you are alowed to be. ''Give me liberty or give me death'' I concur, I'm a stupid piece of garbage without integrity. Moving on... Oh wait, do I understand you correctly, if I would tell you now that you have to become muslim immediately because I don't allow otherwise, you are going to kill yourself? Btw: your a piece of garbage with no grammer and spelling.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
(April 2, 2014 at 7:13 am)Alex K Wrote:(April 2, 2014 at 7:08 am)Mothonis_Cathicgal Wrote: No you stupid piece of garbage, you obviously have no integrity and have missed the point. its better to be dead than to have others tell you what your alowed to believe.Your a coward for letting others tell you what you are alowed to be. ''Give me liberty or give me death'' No i would kill you first.and besides you cant conplain about me insulting you when called me stupid first. by the way who is Godwin?
ALL PRAISE THE ONE TRUE GOD ZALGO
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