I need help coming out to my family about my beliefs
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Thread Topic: I need help coming out to my family about my beliefs
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Basically.
I'm an atheist and I don't know how to tell my parents. -
What religion does your parents have?
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They're Christians. My whole family is Christian.
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Thanks for moving this thread whoever did.
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Ooh.... Thats a hard one.
What kind of Christians are they? Many people interpret the religion differently. -
My mother is Baptist and my Father doesn't talk much about his views, but his mother is Pentecostal.
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Don't know if you still need help with this because it's been a month or sobut I think rather than approaching this situation based off of what your parents' beliefs are, you should base it off of what kind of people they are. At the end of the day, they're still your parents and your safety and happiness should outweigh whatever higher being they believe in. If they can't accept you for who you are/what you believe in, then I personally just think they're not great parents. My mom was born and raised Catholic and so were my siblings and I, and I was so nervous to tell her that I thought Wicca was a better suited religion for me because Catholics are pretty strict and usually when people think of Wicca they think of witch. (And this was when I was like 15 or 16 and I'm not really a Wiccan anymore and kind of just believe in everything.... it's kind of hard to explain) However, my mom surprised me by saying that it's okay if I didn't want to be Catholic anymore and then she actually gave me a couple books that she had on Wicca because she had told me that she just wanted to know what it was a few years back. Basically, if your parents truly love you, then they shouldn't disown you for your beliefs.
However, before you bring it up to them, I think you should ask yourself why you want to tell them this. Is it because they make you go to church and you're uncomfortable with that, or is it because you feel like you're living a lie, etc.?
When you bring the subject up (assuming you haven't already), just make sure you aren't bashing on Christianity. You should still be respectful of your parents' faith even if you don't agree with it because that doesn't mean that your way of seeing things is the best way and vice versa. It's just the best for you. Everyone has different viewpoints and experiences which influence how they see the world and a lot of the time, religion has helped them get through difficult times in their lives. So just be respectful, expect to answer questions that they may have, and if they do start yelling at you, don't yell back because that'll just leave a negative impression on them. Good luck! -
Jesus f---, owl
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What?
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Step 1: Get your parents in front of yu
Step 2: Open your mouth
Step 3: Move your tongue to form words
Step 4: Push with your vocal chords
Step 5: Say the words, "I am an atheist"
I know it is very complex but I tried to simplify it best i cud
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