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? asked in Family & RelationshipsFamily · 8 years ago

Please help me out! I don't know what to do!?

I am a 14yr old boy. My mom and dad are both Christians, strong ones in fact and want to have me confirmed. Thing is, I am an atheist. They don't know that I am atheist, but I don't know what to do. I hate going to church and when I express that I disike it, or don't want to go, they freak out and punish me. One time my dad even backhanded me extremely hard and I Got a black eye. I'm afraid if I tell the or they find out I am atheist, they will A). Force me to conform to Christianty. B). My dad will beat me really bad as you read what he did when I said I didn't want to go to church. C). Make me breakup with my girlfriend (atheist) and won't let me see my friends. Or D). Something worse

I need advice on what to do, an no I wont get confirmed to make them happy. I hate when they cram their theistic ******** down my throat.

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  • anonh
    Lv 4
    8 years ago
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    I was brought up a strict catholic. Bible camps church youth group. You name it I did it. I went with it but I didn't pay any attention and didn't care for it at all. Still comes days where my mum will say something about god and I'm like yeah ok mum. I just don't let it known to them that I don't care at all. It's not going to kill you to go along with it and have your own beliefs :)

    Source(s): Agnostic
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    Go on with your own beliefs and ignore what you are forced to do as parents they should let you choose your own path if they wont forge a way out-side of the religion they want you to be and pretend you actually care.

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