It sounds like there's something of a pretense being put on where the parents supposedly want their kids to be happy but that it's subordinate to every facet of the rest of their religion. If that's anything like what you are experiencing, then screw his expectations of you.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
