I'm no longer a christian, how do I break this to my parents?

[greneknight]

I don't see the need for secrecy. What can possibly happen? My parents know I don't believe in God as a being but I'm still an altar boy. I don't think parents are that immature. I have read of cases of Christians in the Bible Belt - the fundy kind and they are nasty. If your parents are the fundy kind, then don't tell them. They'll make you handle a venomous snake or something - I read about a church that had someone killed by a snake because they thought God would save them. But if your parents aren't the fundy kind, then by all means tell them. They'll probably have a good laugh over it or better still, they might tell you they don't believe either. My parents couldn't care two hoots whether God was alive or dead or non-existent. If you asked my mum if she believed God really existed, she'd say she didn't know and she didn't bloody care. She'd just think you're rude because polite people don't talk about religion. But doing religious rituals is more a culture and they'd be a little surprised if a child refuses to attend church because he didn't believe in God. My mother would say "But everybody doesn't believe in God so what's the harm in attending church?" If Godschild were my dad, no way would I tell him. He'll probably give me a good hiding until I tell him I believe in bloody Jesus as God and I'm not being facetious here because "bloody Jesus" is good theology - go ask any priest.