(October 6, 2018 at 7:21 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: There's nothing disrespectful about not wanting religion stuffed down your throat. But you're 16 so I'm going to put on my mom hat here. You're likely being simply viewed as a petulant child in the situation you described, rather than a "disrespectful atheist". If you had said "no, not wasting my time" to anything else that had nothing to do with religion, the end reaction from your family would likely be the same - "petulant child", which has little to do with religious beliefs or lack thereof.The incident I wrote about was an example that involved much older people, so I see where you're coming from. But I find myself in similar situations many times with people my age or just a bit older, as most people I know and hang out with are theists. It's not like anyone preaches or anything, it's just that there are certain things that I refuse to do or say, because there's simply no need to do or say those things if you don't believe in god and religion. An example being excessively long prayers. In those instances I'm certainly not being viewed as a petulant child, being as old as the people around me or just a bit younger. Sometimes it's just challenging to walk the line between being respectful and standing your ground, that's all I'm saying. So i'm trying to see how others on here do it.
-Teresa
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