Do your parents know you are an Atheist?

Question

Please, I'm not bashing, I have been a very good girl and have been trying to keep an open mind, though it seems that many of the so called "Atheist" who answer questions here seem very young. Spelling, grammar, and basic language art skills appear to be quite limited in many. Do your parent know you are atheist? How do they feel about it? Do they make you go to church with them? How do you handle that?

WHOA...SORRY, I am not implying only young atheist have poor grammar skills...I'm saying many YOUNG people have poor grammar. I know you are atheist because you say so...the grammar is just the hint you might be young. Please don't put words in my mouth.

Answer 1

My parents know I am an Atheist. But I am also not very young. I grew up in a Christian household, but luckily my parents are open minded and allowed me to believe what I felt was right (too bad more Christians are not like this). I have respect for them. I attend family gatherings on Easter and Christmas and I stand quietly while they pray. I do this out of respect for them. No they do not make me go to church. They have no problem with what I believe as long as I am happy.

Answer 2

I am 24 and an agnostic. My parents are aware that I do not have a belief one way or the other about the existence of a supernatural conscious entity. I attend religious events with my parents if they ask me to do so because it is polite and respectful of them. Also, no person should assume she knows everything, so I also attend religious ceremonies of other faiths when my friends and acquaintances of those faiths request that I do so. Unfortunately, the majority of people who do not identify as agnostic -- whether they are Christian, Muslim, Atheist, etc. -- are not that open-minded. They are convinced they know the answer and that to keep thinking is a waste of time.

Speaking of grammar, your first sentence lacks subject-verb agreement and the pronoun "it" lacks an antecedent. Also, the modifier "very" should be avoided if possible, and the sentence verges on being run-on. A better sentence would be:
"I'm not bashing; I have been a good girl and am trying to keep an open mind. However, many of the so called 'atheists' who answer questions here seem to be very young."

Answer 3

Yes. My mother and grandparents are actually Hindu, and yes, they did indeed bash my beliefs for a while. Never believe people who tell you that Hinduism is a religion of peace and tolerance, they are completely off the mark. My mother quickly became very accepting of my beliefs (I'm 14 years old, by the way), but my grandparents still try to encourage me to believe in a god. But they all know that they can never make me go to a temple again, that's for sure. And what exactly are you implying? Are you saying that young Christians have superior language skills to young atheists? You people will grab at straws to prove a point, won't you?

Answer 4

Language art? Drawing on words?

As you seem such a good girl with an open mind and you've pointed out how young some of the atheists are, I'm sure you'll be glad that they've not fallen for the church indoctrination based on folklore and mystical out of date unscientific mumbo-jumbo. The young are so good at seeing through scams and their innocence makes it so much more pleasant that they've chosen not to believe in mythical beings. Father Christmas is a wonderful childhood concept, but eventually we all have to find out he isn't real.

You also make an assumption that parents go to church and force their children to go with them. This isn't true. Lots of parents are atheists as well, especially the ones who have been educated beyond third grade.

Answer 5

I would agree that most atheists start young, teens minds are just opening up to the "real world" and what they had been raised as is now coming into question. I'm 15 and i've been atheist since i was 12, and i've never once questioned my decision.
My parents do know, but they don't go to church nor are they really religious themselves. They have asked me not to mention it to my relitives if i can help it, because they are all quite religious. in fact my aunt herself said the group of people she respected least was atheists. Which i found to be highly offensive and judgemental. But anyway, some of my friends are forced to go to church with their parents, and i think that shows exactly the bad side of christianity. You are taught to love and accept, yet when someone disagrees with them they use all their power to force them to believe the same as they do.

Answer 6

I was raised (and still live in) the bible belt. Its been about three years since I told my parents that I didn't believe in god. They were disappointed and thought that I would forever be condemned to the fires of hell. Yes, I have been made to go to church for most of my life but last year they were really "pushing" me, and I vowed I would never step foot in that church again. lol I handle my parents the same way i do with all the other religions of the world today... I respect it and respect your right to practise it but don't push your religion on others. I may only be 16 but I know what I believe, and I don't think there is anything wrong with my English skills :P

Answer 7

Well, I was raised catholic. Went to Sunday school, did the church thing as well. As I grew older I started looking at other religions and pondering to myself that these people believe just as strongly as some of the hardcore church goers. So I read up on Buddhism and a couple of other religions when I could. Most discussions were mostly beer conversations. Most people just believe what they are told with no further research for themselves. Which I say is fine, as long as you believe in something/someone. Which earns me the title Atheist, as I do not just believe in Jesus.

Answer 8

well some ppl can only speak english, some ppl speaks more than 1 language . Some ppl making spelling mistakes ( like me, and i speak 4 languages)
Some ppl read the bible ( several times , like me). Athiest has to know the subject before he talks, Christians don't need to know anything . All they care as what they heard somewhere in the church. So when you will be able to answer who discover Jesus empty tomb in the bible than i am sure we can point out our misspellings.
Therefore GOD and dark ages do exist.

Answer 9

Do your parents know you are a moron?
wow dude
Here's a dose of hard reality for you: Many people have learned to live life without their parents' constant influence, and more still were raised by consenting athiests. I'm truly sorry that Mommy, Daddy, and the bible are the word in your life.
All good parents condemn athiesm?
Fool

Answer 10

I'm not so young (33) and I've tried to explain it but I don't think it registers (denial?). I do go to Christmas Eve church service to make Mom happy. It's just out of respect for her because I know it means a lot to her but maybe that is why she won't accept the reality of my philosophy.