RE: Hello from a former Baptist
February 12, 2013 at 9:07 pm
(This post was last modified: February 12, 2013 at 9:11 pm by rexbeccarox.)
Hi! Welcome!
I don't know if this helps, but I come from a very religious family and I never actually "came out" or made any kind of announcement. Instead, I let it just sort of emerge with time. Like I would bring up interesting scientific stuff at dinner, or for example, I asked my family to tune in to the skeptic podcast I started with my roommate. I wouldn't say they exactly approve of my atheism, but no one has shunned me either. With my family and friends, I treated my non-belief as just something about me, and no big deal. If it's a possibility for you, I would go that way. It reduces the shock factor, IMO.
I don't know if this helps, but I come from a very religious family and I never actually "came out" or made any kind of announcement. Instead, I let it just sort of emerge with time. Like I would bring up interesting scientific stuff at dinner, or for example, I asked my family to tune in to the skeptic podcast I started with my roommate. I wouldn't say they exactly approve of my atheism, but no one has shunned me either. With my family and friends, I treated my non-belief as just something about me, and no big deal. If it's a possibility for you, I would go that way. It reduces the shock factor, IMO.
