(July 7, 2016 at 3:17 pm)afrist34 Wrote: I became an atheist very recently. I grew up evangelical Christian. This past year I did a lot of questioning and searching and thought about joining different religions, but rejected this because I realized the same fundamental problems existed in each of them. I tried universalism and agnosticism but eventually found myself confirmed in atheism. Now I feel content in my beliefs but not at all comfortable sharing them with most of the people I know. I’m very close with my parents and for those who know evangelical Christians pretty well you know that if they find out you don’t believe in their God they will evangelize you for the rest of their lives, even when you stand up for your right to dissent. I don’t want to face that for the rest of my life with my parents yet I also hate living with a huge secret and really dislike still pretending to be a Christian. Have any of you been in this situation –any advice?
You've heard different advice in this thread no doubt, and here's my two cents:
Mom & Dad are likely "atheist", also, in that it is likely that they do not take their evangelical Christian beliefs too seriously. Of course, I could be wrong, but regardless of their level of commitment, my advice would be the same, and that is, "Just roll with it." You don't have to "announce" anything to anyone, and so, just go with the flow, and maybe, over time, just drop hints here and there that you have, say, been listening to Bart Ehrman (or someone else) and that you are beginning to not buy any of it anymore.