First let me start by saying I have a 16 year old son with Asperger's Syndrome. I live in a mid sized town and to find support is difficult so you take it when you can get it. A few months ago I was invited to a group of mom's that have kids in the autism spectrum or other developmental disabilities. The group meets once a week. I was told that it's supported by some church, but everyone is welcome (meaning you don't have to belong to that church). I went with my eyes open. Now the group is a good resource for autism related things for my son, but they are an extremely churchy group of women. They pray and they think the invisible man in the sky is in charge of everything. They are a nice group of women and they have no idea I'm an atheist. Usually when they pray I either just sit there and drink my coffee or get up and go to the bathroom. Non of them have noticed I'm not praying with them. I feel like I'm deceiving them by not telling them I'm an atheist, but they never asked me either. I know that once they find out I will be treated differently, especially by a few in particular that are really churchy. I'm just wondering if I should tell any of them or not, or should I just leave it alone until someone asks me what church I go to. What would you do?
Thanks for your response in advance.
Tammy
Thanks for your response in advance.
Tammy
