Should I tell my parents I faked being christian?

[Der/die AtheistIn]

That’s really heavily context dependent. How do you think they’ll react in the first place?

If they’re open to the conversation and you feel this is something you want them to know then yes. Is it important to you?

Part of me really wishes to tell them, but I'm a little scared to say that I faked it. If I think about it I could use the fact that I feared rejection as an argument for my acting. I think they would be shocked to hear that I faked being a christian, maybe not as much if I would tell them in steps.

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'Faking it' would be distinguished from 'really doing' it how ?

I don't believe in a God and I think neither my parents do. My mom told me that she imagines that a God exists for comfort, dad might do it too. I go to church with my family and sometimes say prayers out loud but I'm not emotionally invested in them so I don't know if that can be considered praying. When it seems that I pray without speaking I'm actually faking it. Also, when someone asks me if I agree with anything religious related I respond "yes" without meaning it.