Job forces me to attend church

[TheGamingAtheist]

Just be polite and let those people enjoy religion as they see fit.

In which I most definitely do. I sit in the back on my phone reading a book minding my own business. The only time I've ever interrupted anything in their sermon is when they said "all atheists are ignorant of our beliefs, so we must teach them why they're damned and pray for their souls to be saved. "

I didn't necessarily interrupt it in a rude way but I did ask the preacher, "are you aware that I'm an atheist?"

She said, "wow, I wouldn't have guessed , you're such a nice person and very admirable for your work."

I then smiled at her and said, "I appreciate that compliment. I do just want to make you aware of this though. I'm not ignorant of Christianity, the majority of atheists were born and raised in to Christian homes so we are very educated on this subject. Not to be rude but I sit here every weekend, gaining more knowledge of Christianity and my views stay the same."

She patted my back and since then, she's shut her mouth about atheists.

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Almost puked a bit. That's a horror story I'm glad not to be living.

You need a job that fits you better...

Definitely working on it. The job in itself isn't fun either. Lol. If only you knew what I do every day I'm here.

I've been applying for many other positions.

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You said you're close to your patient and she gets a lot of benefit out of going to church and joining in all the activities. I know it must be a pain for you but would it help if you just thought of it all as part of patient care which you're getting paid for?

Doing fundraising and helping your patient to read her Bible etc. sounds a lot less bother than the other two placements you had.

The issues I have with participating in these activities myself are this:
My patient is very capable of doing these things on her own. It's her guardian that is trying to force some kind of "agreement" that we help her so she doesn't feel left out...yet our goal for our patients are to teach them how to be independent. The people she attendance church with during the sermon are people she's known her entire life so they help her in these situations. Her sister just wants me to be involved because she knows I'm not a Christian. My patient is mildly mentally retarded. She is still very smart. She read books thicker than Harry Potter books. Lol she's Also independent enough to wheel herself in her wheel chair everywhere she wants to go and she can count money VERY VERY well. Lol. So it isn't a dependence issue, it's them trying to force my involvement when she's suppose to be utilizing her independent skills.

One of her goals from her behavioral specialist literally reads:

*CLIENTS NAME* will volunteer at church. She will participate within the church functions and do so independently. She may ask for minor assistance.