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Permalink Reply by Terry H. on July 10, 2010 at 9:29pm

I learned that from watching Christopher Hitchens on the Bill Maher show. I wasnt aware of that fact.

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Permalink Reply by Keith Johnston on June 28, 2010 at 10:38am

Thank you but you really don't. Your response was valid since I could have explained my point in a much less confrontational manner. I lost my temper and continued to do so with every comment made. The one good thing is it has shown me a side of myself I believed I had conquered. Now I know I must work harder on it.

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Permalink Reply by Terry H. on July 10, 2010 at 9:26pm

Congradulations to you sir and youre family, having a 'connection to a higher being' should be strong enough to accept youre conclusion. You dont have to try to convince youre mom she wont be in heaven..you may want to remind her that her genes have been passed on through youreself and relatives...

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Permalink Reply by Jon Heim on August 4, 2010 at 1:07am

I had the same problem..though my father insults me for my beliefs and it gets to the point were i don't care anymore. You should always be you...your parents are being them are they not?

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Permalink Reply by Heather Scott on March 26, 2011 at 7:55pm

Wow, well sounds like I'm reading about myself. I came out of the atheist closet almost two years ago. My parents never went to church while I was growing up. Never bought into any of it really. Now that I am 30 years old, my mom and stepdad and all brothers and sisters go every Sunday. My brother has gone far enough to say that if it was gods will he would sacrifice his children. So sad, anywho It hurt my parents  but I think what hurt them more is when I told them we were keeping our 9 year old out of church.

 

We have decided that we would teach her about world religions and not about the so called one true god. Children have such tender brains that they will believe any magical fairytale they are told. When she is old enough to make her own decisions without someone making up her mind for her then so be it.

 

The hardest part for me is knowing that even though my parents are most of the time passive about my lack of belief, they are thinking that I am going to burn in hell for not repenting my sins and that saddens me but just have to keep reminding myselft that it is their loss and thought process, not mine.

 

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Permalink Reply by Cathy L. on April 19, 2011 at 12:22am

That has to be incredibly tough..

I'm 27 and have recently became an atheist after years of searching for answers that weren't there. I also come from a very religious family, and from what I have seen, I'm the only atheist in it. Not many people know so far, my parents especially, and honestly I don't want to tell them because I know it will be bad. Maybe they will surprise me, who knows, but I am not looking forward to it regardless. Sometimes I think it would have been easier if I was just gay instead.

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Permalink Reply by Raven on April 27, 2011 at 1:49am

When I came out it was more of a child questioning what she is told than what it seems people deal with when they get older. This means I had to deal with the "you're not old enough to make a choice like that" bullshit, but I would never take back telling my mom. I basically forced her to accept it. It may not have been the best way, but I was only 13.

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