(July 30, 2010 at 2:23 am)Eywa Wrote: In the last few years, things havent gone so well in my dads life, so he recently revived his Christian faith, and since then, his life seems to be looking up, but more on this later.
Im a child of mixed ethnicity, my father is African, my mother European/Korean, and in America, it seems like there absolutely no black atheists, because religion is so deeply ingrained in their culture, with this being the case, my father is an EXTREME bible basher.
For most of my life, i was a little christian boy, going to church and praying, but only because i feared that if i didnt, something bad would happen to my family. I never felt the "Holy Spirit" in church, i only saw idiots worshipping something that is completely illogical and idiotic. I saw the church for what it was, a brainwashing tool to control the people, so i one day decided, "f*ck it. im not wasting my life with this bullsh*t anymore.", and here i am, an Atheist.
Now back to my dad. Whenever he sees a Muslim, a Jew, or any other non Christian, he shuns them and lectures me on how theyre going to hell, when he sees a "COEXIST" bumper sticker he flips out and goes into what i call a "Jesus fit" :p But when he sees an atheist, he cant do anything but curse them.
With me being atheist, i cant stand his preaching to me everyday, forcing me to go to church whenever possible, and i want to just tell him im atheist, but aside from the whole Jesus bullcrap, i really love my dad, and i feel if i tell him, he'll basically disown me, and cut all contact, or try to convert me to Christianity.
I dont want to disappoint him, and i dont want to keep suffering the stupidity. What do i do?
I thought the same exact thing would happen to my father and I when i told him. I kept it from him for a long time. But, when I did tell him, he surprised me. He kinda supported me, but, most of all, understood. I understand you love your father, but if you present a reasonable argument and reasons, and respect his religion and beliefs then you should be fine. It's important you tell him.
