RE: Father Disowned Me Because I'm Still Atheist
June 4, 2014 at 5:21 am
(This post was last modified: June 4, 2014 at 5:23 am by Hoopington.)
(June 4, 2014 at 5:12 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote:(June 4, 2014 at 5:10 am)Hoopington Wrote: Right, so we're telling a young guy who's being "guilt tripped" by his religious parents, to what......not have a relationship with them?
No. Why, are you? I don't remember saying that
(June 4, 2014 at 5:10 am)Hoopington Wrote: Guilt tripped by a believer, whatever next.
A believer who also happens to be his father.
Again, not willing to absolve the father of anything on this one. Religious beliefs shouldn't matter one iota to a relationship.
Nor am I Mr Castro, not at all, but your last sentence would only hold true to one who doesn't hold a religious belief, to not understand that is naive in the extreme.
I read the first few pages of reactions to this and was shocked, because someone is religious, or holds a belief we all cannot understand, the mob mentality of most on here was genuinely disturbing. So many judgements and words of wisdom and advice based on an email conversation.... the words "Demonstrably abusive??" Akin to a Muslim and their thoughts on the infidel.
That's his Dad...mine threatened to kick me out of the house, told me to get a job, attempted to blackmail me to get me to do what he want, the only thing missing was a religion, It's what Dad's do.
Quite apart from him wanting to get his son to Church, I also read the concerns of a loving Dad.
