RE: I'm getting confirmed Catholic...
November 26, 2013 at 6:40 am
(This post was last modified: November 26, 2013 at 6:42 am by Lion IRC.)
(November 26, 2013 at 3:53 am)Bad Wolf Wrote:(November 26, 2013 at 3:28 am)Lion IRC Wrote: Tell the truth Wunsbee.
It will set you free (and its easier to remember.)
Shame on people here for encouraging you to lie about your beliefs - your atheist beliefs.
The 5th Commandment says honor your parents.
The 9th Commandment says bearing false witness (lying) is wrong.
Be true to yourself. Go and hug your parents and talk to them in truth and love.
Dont worry about what people might think. Popularity is overrated.
Obviously telling the truth would be better. But he's 16 and his parents sound like ignorant bigoted bastards to me. They could throw him out! Its got nothing to do with popularity dumbass. I guess you've never been in this position have you
SHE is 16.
How about you cut HER parents some slack and give them the benefit of the doubt that they probably love HER very much and would sympathise if they knew the TRUTH.
Certainly the parish priest (assuming he isn't a closet atheist) would not want her to proceed with a fake confirmation.
And no, I have never been in that position of uncertainty. And i have been blessed with loving parents who taught me that if you have to lie to be popular then you are probably only "popular" with other liars.
In honouring your parents you teach your children how to honour THEIRS
