(June 10, 2014 at 8:02 am)naimless Wrote: His father stopped associating with him because he was a cunt, not because he was an atheist.
I don't boast publicly about my beliefs or lack of them on Facebook as I would not like to read someone else doing the same about theirs.
I have respectfully declined to attend the churches of my parents on many occasions. Occasionally they will still try and convince me to go, like on Christmas.
Sometimes I will go because it is easier than spending the day having an argument, I am capable of respectfully observing another history/culture objectively, and I like presents and Christmas dinner.
Now, regarding the job situation, a lot of youths are struggling currently and it is probably best to keep as many friends as possible, even if you do not agree with their religion.
For the most part I have found Christians to be quite charitable people. I have also found that friends come and go more-so than family.
In short, OP wants to disown his father because his father is not an atheist.
Go back and read the post where Luckie tells you, you have no fucking clue what you are talking about. I assume you are some kind of theist or deist since your relgious views are 'other'. Why is it that theists are unable to see the guilt trips that this guys dad uses, the snyde comments about his job, and what is essentially blackmail.
You, like every theist seems to do, has made the mistake of assuming that because he is an atheist, he is cutting ties with his father. But it is the other way around. His father is cutting ties with him because of his atheism. The OP has already expressed he loves his father and wants to have a relationship with him. You're the troll, or if not, just have extremely bad reading comprehension skills.
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
