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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:34 pm
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Oh boy. Well, the easy route is to lie. You could say whatever you think you need to in order to get them off your back.
The hard route is to tell them that you're still young. You're on a spiritual journey right now, and what you need is understanding from them, not brain washing. You could then warn them that trying to force a belief on you will on ensure that you become worse than an Atheist, you'll become an Anti-theist, and grow to hate the very religion they forced upon you. But, if you pic the hard road, most important is to try to be civil, calm, honest, and logical. If you feel you need to, don't be afraid to write down all of your feelings on this matter, so that when you talk to them, you have written down exactly what you want to say, and if they loved you they would respect your descision and allow you to make your own choice in theology.
That's the best I can offer. I hope all goes well. Keep us informed. sad
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:05 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:17 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:15 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:18 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:27 pm
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:56 pm
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:48 am
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 5:15 am
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:22 am
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Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 2:22 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:22 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 9:05 pm
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I kinda discourage the lying, and here's why: some (many) Christians believe (thanks to superstars like Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Christian Coalition, etc) that being an Atheist makes you an immoral, unethical, careless, selfish monster.
Your parents could say that you're lying to them and claim it's the first step down what my gramma calls "the primrose path to destruction."
Don't give them ammo against you. I live my life with transparency, honesty and a strong code of ethics (ethics, mind you - not morals. Morals are handed down pretend laws from fairy tale books, but ethics are common-sense Humanitarian tenets of behavior).
Here's another thought - gather up all the Atheists you know, ask them to come with you, and go "witness the good news" of Atheism to the churchers! biggrin
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Theophrastus I kinda discourage the lying, and here's why: some (many) Christians believe (thanks to superstars like Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Christian Coalition, etc) that being an Atheist makes you an immoral, unethical, careless, selfish monster. Your parents could say that you're lying to them and claim it's the first step down what my gramma calls "the primrose path to destruction." Don't give them ammo against you. I live my life with transparency, honesty and a strong code of ethics (ethics, mind you - not morals. Morals are handed down pretend laws from fairy tale books, but ethics are common-sense Humanitarian tenets of behavior). Here's another thought - gather up all the Atheists you know, ask them to come with you, and go "witness the good news" of Atheism to the churchers! biggrin
Hmm.... guess I got caught up in trying to come up with a good way of getting out of it I must have forgotten to NOT give them ammo on why they think Atheists are bad. While we could "preach" Atheism, it would be just as bad as being Missionaries (Which I hate more than all other things in religion) and that would give them ammo to work with.
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