Forcing you children to go to church, take away their Ipod, Then you can SLEEP.?

Question

Let me remind you of an incident that happend a few weeks ago. I was forced to go to church and forced to take the communion.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AkpERmma9F06wN_OmpVhXbnsy6IX?qid=20061110014527AAJzkbs

Then after a week I made this blog entry & made my decision as an Atheist.
http://stumblespot.blogspot.com/2006/11/atheist-arguments.html

If you can't go there, and waste time, I'll quote if for you.

"I'm still the good old teen who doesn't believe in god"
We both know it, Lets not talk about it!

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Now, today dad forced me to church again. (friday instead of sunday in the middle east) Last time he told me NOT to listen to music and pay attention to the preist (I WAS a roman catholic, Legaly, I still am).

Today, I saw him sleep. He is sleeping while standing, while on his knees and all. You call that paying attention? He deprived me of my sleep this early and for him the church may lated 2 minutes, but for me it was an hour of boredom!!!!!!!

If that belief & faith he is forcing me to believe? Is he setting "THE EXAMPLE" ? is he doing the right thing?

Last time, people told me that was the right thing for a father. So, I'll follow those foot steps, huh?

RAN OUT OF CHARECTERS, Question details comming.

I WOULDNT HAVE TAKEN MY IPOD WITH ME IF HE DIDNT FORCE ME TO GO IN THJE BEGINING.

HEY! HE DIDN't EVEN ALLOW ME TO CHANGE THE JACKET. AND THE IPOD WAS IN THE POCKET. SO ITS NOT MY FAULT!!!!

Answer 1

Whoa... your dad is being a hypocrit. In this case, I agree with you. If he expects you to do something, he should be setting the example and doing it himself.

Answer 2

They're your parents, you owe them a little respect. If you're 18 like you say you are, they can, of course, give you the boot any time. Just go, and pretend to pay attention. They'll be thrilled.
And, if you don't believe in God or the sanctity of the eucharist, then it's pretty much snack-time, isn't it?
Looking at your blog and your atheists arguments...
-----I just saw an interview with the police officer who captured Timothy McVeigh, essentially by pure chance. He said it was fate, that God put him at the right place at the right time. I felt like screaming "No, the right time would have been BEFORE he set off the bomb you f*cking idiot".
What does that have to do with God? Sounds like the cop was an idiot.
----- But the readers didn't all share our enthusiasm. One poignant letter went something like: Yesterday a young mother of three learned she had terminal cancer. Yesterday a little boy chased a ball into the street and was killed. Yesterday millions went to bed hungry. And where was God during all this? He was busy sharpening Bic razors."
Two things: one, anyone who thinks that God is sharpening razors is an idiot. Two, you seem to be rejecting God's existence by pointing to things that he's done wrong. In that very way, aren't you validating God's existence?

Do yourself a favor and sample some other religious concepts. Look into, and i mean in an in-depth way, Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, even Taoism. You'd be surprised by Buddhism, i think. Look into philosophies on life, like Humanism, or the clock-maker theory of God. You owe it to yourself to know everything before making such a drastic change in belief.
What I'm saying, in essence, is make up your own mind. Don't let your anger at being made to go to church fool you into thinking and saying something you don't believe.

Answer 3

I know this is something you may not want to hear right now but here goes. Although you may think that you know what is best for you right now you don't. Your parents do have your best interests at heart. The Bible says that you should train up a child the way they should go. When they grow old they will not depart. I use to think that my parents hated me and didn't want me to have any fun to. Now that I am older and I have children of my own, I am glad that they did what they did. I am glad that they were strong enough to stick to their wisdom and not bow down to my tantrums. I will be praying for you. Try to talk with your parents and let them know how you are feeling. Open up the lines of communication and try to understand that they are much older than you are and they can see farther than you can right now. It is not that they do not love you, to the contrary, it is because they love you so very, very much. May God Bless

Answer 4

I was forced to go to school and I found most of that boring. I mean who cares about the Mercantile System, as it no longer exists in that form and has no relavancy to today, because if it did we'd still be doing it. You don't give up an economic system that makes you $$$ you replace it with a better one. Why learn about old, outdated systems that were not productive.

Does that invalidate education!

Answer 5

How old are you? If you are still under 18 have respect for your parents. You live in their home and they love you . Don't carry that ipod with you everywhere you go. If you are 18.....move out!

No your Dad shouldn't fell asleep, but at least he was there and believes.

Answer 6

After reading some of your blog, you sound like you have a lot on your mind! In my opinion you shouldn't jump to conclusions about such big questions about life, especially since you're young. If you don't like church I suggest you talk to your parents about it. Tell them that you are legally an adult (depending on where you live) and that you're mature enough to make decisions about your spiritually (or lack of it) for yourself. It might be hard for them to accept but they should respect your right to believe what you want as you respect theirs. I suppose that you have to do what they say if you're living in their house though, depending on what the laws are in your area. Remember that your parents only want what is best for you and they aren't making you go to church to bug you.

Answer 7

It's disrespectful for him to sleep, but also disrespectful for you to have the iPod in church. As long as they pay for you and aren't abusing you, they have the right to set rules like going to church. You can still learn and investigate, and they can't make you believe.

Answer 8

IF YOU LIVE UNDER YOUR PARENTS ROOF " YOUNG TEEN ATHEIST " DO AS THEY SAY OR FIND ANOTHER PLACE TO LIVE I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU WERE FORCE TO TAKE COMMUNION YOU HAVE A MOUTH YOU COULD HAVE SAID NO !!!! THAT DOES NOT CONSIDER YOU AN ATHEIST YOU ACCEPTED GODS BODY AND HIS BLOOD !!!! DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU A HYPOCRITE ????

Answer 9

sounds like you NEED religion. for any kid to talk badly of their parents when they are doing something morally correct. the school system and the tv may have taken away your perspective that there is a God out there( due to the awful, greedy, immoral mongers out there) , but when the bleep hits the fan, you types are the first out there asking for help....I suggest you OPEN your mind instead of acting like a spoiled brat. Your Ipod is not really that important in the grand scheme of things, your soul is......

Answer 10

I'm sorry, but it's not about being an atheist, it's about your behaviour. You should respect people by not taking your iPod everywhere with you. It looks really obnoxious.