I'm entering into the stage where I'm a confirmed Catholic, and when I told my mom about me being atheist, she started crying because I wouldn't, "Know the love of jesus christ!" How do I get out of this whole thing?
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So I'm about to get confirmed
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 RE: So I'm about to get confirmed
June 21, 2016 at 8:31 am
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(June 21, 2016 at 8:27 am)Veritas Wrote: I'm entering into the stage where I'm a confirmed Catholic, and when I told my mom about me being atheist, she started crying because I wouldn't, "Know the love of jesus christ!" How do I get out of this whole thing? When I was going to be confirmed Protestant little over 22 years ago, I told my mum that I'm an atheist, and she sighed a little and said, come on, it's a family tradition and we've already decided on the cakes. Cakes are arguably the bigger deal in my family than religion. So I got confirmed, the pastor knowing pretty much what I thought of the affair, which made it kind of funny. No biggie, you can just do it if you want to avoid conflict. It doesn't mean anything after all - except that in some countries like Germany, you get automatically deducted your Church tax  We'd have to know more about your background to judge whether rebelling is worth it.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
Maybe if you've already told her that you are an atheist, you could ask your mother what the point is of you being confirmed. After all, surely the whole point of it is that you are confirmed as being Catholic?
 RE: So I'm about to get confirmed
June 21, 2016 at 8:39 am
(This post was last modified: June 21, 2016 at 8:41 am by Fake Messiah.)
Jeez how hard can it be not to do it? I mean what have you been doing in Sunday school not confronting your "teacher"? These people are so dumb and in this day of age you can simply use internet memes do debunk them so they kick you out.
Here start with this one: ![[Image: cnqHqMvQ.jpg]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i.imgbox.com%2FcnqHqMvQ.jpg)
teachings of the Bible are so muddled and self-contradictory that it was possible for Christians to happily burn heretics alive for five long centuries. It was even possible for the most venerated patriarchs of the Church, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, to conclude that heretics should be tortured (Augustine) or killed outright (Aquinas). Martin Luther and John Calvin advocated the wholesale murder of heretics, apostates, Jews, and witches. - Sam Harris, "Letter To A Christian Nation"
In seriousness though, while declining would be the right thing to do, it really depends on whether OP will suffer any repercussions.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
OP, are you a bible belter?
No God, No fear.
Know God, Know fear. (June 21, 2016 at 9:02 am)ignoramus Wrote: OP, are you a bible belter? Bible Belt crazy is usually protestant. When I was in TX, Catholicism were viewed as a weird not-really-christian sect.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
I was, for the most part, raised catholic. Received 1st communion when I was in the second grade. I got confirmed in 8th grade. I never saw the point of it. When I was in my early 20's I removed myself from the catholic church simply by not going to church anymore. Nothing bad happened as a result.
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 (June 21, 2016 at 8:27 am)Veritas Wrote: I'm entering into the stage where I'm a confirmed Catholic, and when I told my mom about me being atheist, she started crying because I wouldn't, "Know the love of jesus christ!" How do I get out of this whole thing? Here you go: apostasy heresy schism violating the sacred species physically attacking the pope sacramentally absolving an accomplice in a sexual sin consecrating a bishop without authorization directly violating the seal of confession The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
Ugh that sucks, sorry to hear that
 It's pretty sad if she would force you to go through a meaningless ritual just for her benefit. Especially since the Catholic Church is a criminal organisation lobbying to protect child molesters. Why would she want you to be a part of that? Feel free to send me a private message.
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