The Contract

[Doubting Thomas]

Sorry you had to sign it, but at this point I think it's the best thing. I know you feel like you caved but you really had no choice, as others here pointed out. You're not quite ready to be out on your own yet, and until you are you'll have to put up with their demands. But, as I said, you just have to put up with it for a short time until you are on your own, at which point you can give a hearty "Fuck you!" to the church forever. Remember, they can make you go with them to church, but they can't make you believe in it.

I just hope that all this doesn't sour your relationship with your parents. I know they're trying way too hard to get you to be religious again, and I'd hate to see all this pushing you to church pushing you away from them. I wish I knew why they think that you going to church is so damned important when you just don't believe in it. Maybe they are refusing to accept that, and think you're just rebelling or something. I just hope that you remember how they treated you when you have kids so that you don't do the same thing.

Remember you always have someone here to talk about it if you need to.

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Oh, and remember this incident whenever Christians complain about how persecuted they are.