Godschild, I can reassure you that what Red_Baron is telling you is pretty much the whole story. He's not rebelling against them, he just doesn't believe in God any more and doesn't want to waste time going to church, and his parents for some reason think that it's of extreme utmost importance to get him into that building every week whether he gets anything out of it or not. He came to his atheism naturally, mainly through prayers which go unanswered and a general lack of factual evidence that any gods exist. While I'm sure there may be a bit of rebellion on Red's part, it mainly has to do with rebelling against his parents' constant attempts to force him to church. I'd probably be feeling the same way he does if I were him.
The very real danger here is that his parents will push him away from them when he's older and out on his own. Especially if every time he visits them they bring up religion. The best thing he can remember is that he gets to choose their rest home.
The very real danger here is that his parents will push him away from them when he's older and out on his own. Especially if every time he visits them they bring up religion. The best thing he can remember is that he gets to choose their rest home.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
