I wish you the best, but I can't say I have had anything good come out of debating with friends or family over religion. It is usually just messy or awkward, but then again I don't much care for discussing stuff like that anyway, but I know some people do. I just find debating sorta pointless. No matter how many points you think are great, the other side is going to think the same thing about theirs.
My brother-in-law and I talked about beliefs on Chrismas Eve for awhile, but he started it with a comment of "I don't care for Atheists much. " He's a pagan, so in the end we pretty much just agreed on not liking Christianity. He had assumed a lot of stuff that just was not accurate, and had painted atheists with some pretty broad strokes. I think we could have had a better time not discussing our differences at all, but it was civil and turned out okay.
My brother-in-law and I talked about beliefs on Chrismas Eve for awhile, but he started it with a comment of "I don't care for Atheists much. " He's a pagan, so in the end we pretty much just agreed on not liking Christianity. He had assumed a lot of stuff that just was not accurate, and had painted atheists with some pretty broad strokes. I think we could have had a better time not discussing our differences at all, but it was civil and turned out okay.
