Should i tell my family im an athiest?

If you think the fallout with your family will be more than you can bear, then it's probably smarter to keep it a secret.

If not, than be honest.

Just don't bring it up unless you are asked directly or are forced to participate in religious ceremonies with which you take issue.

They can't blame you for answering truthfully a question you've been asked.

EDIT: It's not a phase. I was 14 when I first questioned my own faith and I am now a 20 yr old atheist.

Do you actually want to inform them? i bypass to chuch with those who assume me to (on xmas and easter), i'm quiet and respectful for the duration of a time at the same time as prayers are being reported and carry fingers interior the tremendous kinfolk circle (in spite of the undeniable fact that i do no longer pray). i'm purely an Atheist, no longer a jerk to my kinfolk. possibly you're in a situation the position you're anticipated to bypass to church per week, then you definately could want to allow individuals comprehend your perspective in a useful way. perchance bowing out gracefully may be one way. Having a collection of "large" assignments due for college that make you bypass over various activities in a row, then perchance a pair weeks of ailment (that swine flu is goin' round).

I would advise you to just tell your parents first before your stricter grandparents. It won't be as bad as it seems, just because you're an atheist doesn't change a thing about you at all.

A true thinker does not necessarily means that he is atheist, most of the best thinkers in the world are believers. The following is part of the catechism of the catholic church.

You need to pray ask for God's guidance. God bless you!

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MAN'S CAPACITY FOR GOD

I. The Desire for God

27 The desire for God is written in the human heart, because man is created by God and for God; and God never ceases to draw man to himself. Only in God will he find the truth and happiness he never stops searching for:

The dignity of man rests above all on the fact that he is called to communion with God. This invitation to converse with God is addressed to man as soon as he comes into being. For if man exists it is because God has created him through love, and through love continues to hold him in existence. He cannot live fully according to truth unless he freely acknowledges that love and entrusts himself to his creator.1

28 In many ways, throughout history down to the present day, men have given expression to their quest for God in their religious beliefs and behaviour: in their prayers, sacrifices, rituals, meditations, and so forth. These forms of religious expression, despite the ambiguities they often bring with them, are so universal that one may well call man a religious being:

Its a phase. Relax, this happens to most 15 year olds.

Like most things with parents, what you imagine is much worse than what the reality is.

If you believe that you will be negatively affected, then don't. If you think that your family will still accept you, then you probably could. It's really up to you.

Yes, they're your family, you can tell them yourself, which always looks better or have them find out later, not by you, which never ends good.

if you tell them you're an atheist expect nothing from them after you graduate. NO FINANCIAL HELP OR ANYTHING. GOOD LUCK