Mom disowned me for being atheist?
She saw something I commented on Facebook about being atheist she took my phone demanded my Facebook password and when I wouldn t give it to her she got in my face like she wanted to fight me I m her son of course so I wasn t about to hit her unless I absolutely had too. Well she backed off and then she started threatening too have me arrested I said on what charges and she couldn t answer I flipped the script on her and said you re about to get arrested for educational neglect and she got all angry because I called her out on her **** she then screamed how she didn t want an atheist in her house. I have told three people my aunt (who told my grandma who promised not to tell anyone) my aunt on my dads side and my friend I don t know what to do
Should I tell my family that I'm an atheist?
I'm an athiest and have been for some time. But I come from a catholic family, everyone (with the exception of my uncles and grandpa) is catholic. I'm a junior in high school and haven't believed in god since 7th or 8th grade. My mom isn't that religious and has a lot of disagreements with the Christian faith. But she does still talk to me about god and say some things from the bible. I don't want them to try to convince me to believe in god and the Christian faith again, but I also feel a bit bad about lying about it. I'm just worried they'll send me to like classes or something about "struggling with my faith" and **** like that. So should I tell them (or at least my parents) or keep it to myself at least until I'm living on my own and they can't force me to do anything anymore?
Would you disown a child for being an Atheist?
My friend is being disowned by his family, because the family thinks Atheists are selfish, disrespectful people who doesn't care for the people who died, never believed in life after death and called religion stupid. I'm worried about him being kicked out of the family like that, and I want to help him. What should I do to help him out?
A) How many atheists here ended up estranged from their family of origin due to their dumping of religion?
My family had a fit, and my father disowned me. That's been about 30 years now and we have absolutely no relationship. My stepmother still speaks to me, as does my stepbrother (a minister). Dad won't budge. I wouldn't ever disown my kids for any reason.
Fellow atheists, did your family treat you differently after you came out?
honestly theres nothing you can do and amen to the people in your family that are christians that is the way to a new life god bless as a christian we must not associate or be around those who do not believe in jesus our savior or that of a different religion i am a christian woman today and let me tell i never used to be i actually was once an atheist and how wrong i was he is real he is soooo real believe me i didnt believe in god jesus the holy spirit nothing like that but its true i felt the holy spirit and it was truly captivating words can not describe but i also know how you feel because i suffered with anxiety and depression. i hated school and i never wanted to go and now i regret everything but i cant change it you can. now i realize that all those feelings i felt was a demon inside of me trying to keep me from being happy and not believing in jesus i know it is hard to believe in something you dont understand and you cant see him so you assume he isnt there but he is pray to him at least try i know it may seem like you dont want to hear this but listen to me coming from a former atheist you have to believe and change your ways there is not much time left in this earth go to church keep going open your heart to him ask him for forgiveness and accept him as your savior and you will see the power of of the son the holy spirit and the heavenly father god bless
My mom just disowned me because I told her that I'm an atheist.?
I was in the car with her, and she kept preaching to me (we've argued for about 2 years about religion...but i've never admitted that I wasn't a "believer"), I took offense because she really went out of her way to make me feel bad for not being an extreme right wing, conservative, fundamental christian. So I told her I was atheist. she them freaked out, almost wreaked the car and started freaking hyperventilating and started preaching about how I had no excuse, i was raised in a christian family, my father is a pastor, e.t.c...then she told me that "i'm good as dead" and that she prays that I either convert back to christianity or burn in the lake of fire. This was then followed by an awkward silence through the 40 min traffic. Now i'm in my room and shes bawling her heart out in front of my dad downstairs saying how "evil" I am and how i'm going to burn in hell. I really don't know what to do, I'm 17, I only have 2 semesters before I go to college (freedom) and I really regret telling her now...9 more months and I could have gotten away with it. NOW i'm stuck with parents who tell me that they "cry every night" thinking about me, that i'm there biggest disappointment, e.t.c How I'm I supposed to live with this?