hi im an atheist and i was raised by a christan and my mom is so mad bc i wont go to church how can i get her to let me alone she is so frustrating and she doesnt see that religion is not real but it is something that ppl make up to feel better bc thats what it really is and so many ppl are so fooled bc they dont see that!!
2007-06-15 12:55:44 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
hi im 14!!
2007-06-15 13:07:41 · update #1
Whenever I visit my family, they try to get me to go to church.
My solution? Fake illness. If that doesn't work, I just make sure to stay up *really* late on Saturday. That way, I'm impossible to wake up on Sunday, and there's nothing they can do.
2007-06-15 12:59:42 · answer #1 · answered by Minh 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Listen, religion may be a made up thing for you, but for others it's as real as the grass between your toes. While you live at home with your parents you have to abide by their rules, but that doesn't mean that you have to believe in religion.
Knowledge is power, and you can learn from going to church every Sunday, just from reading the very very very old texts. You can learn how people thought back then. I am not saying that you have to learn it as the word of God, believe me.
OK, I got a little off track.
What it seems to me, is that there are a lot of people who seem to forget that everyone is different and each different person needs different things to get by in life. If going to church helps your mom get through day to day things, then more power to her. There are a lot of people that don't have that in their lives. And if it's something else that gives you that comfort then all the power to you with that thing.
Until you can support yourself, then just do as your parents say, short of hurting and maiming. You have the choice of what you get out of the situations and experiences you have. Make the most of them.
2007-06-15 20:06:17 · answer #2 · answered by FaerieWhings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is probably not really focused on religion but rather on the transition from parent-child relationship to adult-adult relationship. Some families traditionally have difficulty making this shift. I wager that your mother had a similarly difficult issue with either her parents or a caretaker relative when the was growing up. Maybe you could ask her what happened between her and her mother when they were similar ages as the two of you are now.
2007-06-15 19:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Your mom is actually right. What do you mean that religion is not real? Religion is the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power. And there are many different kinds of religions, but there is one that is the Way the Truth and the Light. God's word. God created us. We sinned. But God still loved us. But sin kept us from having a relationship from Him. So God sent His one and only Son to die for US!!! Now all we have to do is believe, repent, and ask for God to take control of our lives and follow Him. Have you ever heard of the saying believing is seeing? You can't be a believer without faith and faith is complete trust or confidence in something, in this case God. God is a friend who is friend who will never fail, He is a father whose love will never end, and He is a creator who words cannot describe His greatness and wonderfullness. Look around you, you look at the trees reaching towards the Heavens, look at the mountains, the waterfalls cascading, look at all of nature, and most importantly, look at the different faces of God's most precious creation. You don't believe, but that doesn't stop God from loving you. I pray that you will someday come to God, and He will greet you happily, arms wide open.
God loves you, more than you can imagine. Our human minds can't wrap around how much He loves you!! He loves you! He loves you!!! His love is unending!! HE LOVES YOU!!!!
If you have any questions, talk to a pastor, or Youth leader, or a mature Christian adult. They can help!
I'll be praying for you!
\o/ Praise God!!! \o/
2007-06-15 20:25:21 · answer #4 · answered by Papagena 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Tessy,
I should be simple enough...
If you prefer atheism then allow your mother to have her belief in religion. Enjoy your belief and let others be.
You only get as much respect as you give others. And that goes for freedom, space and love. :)
2007-06-15 20:34:58 · answer #5 · answered by gracie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What you probably want is for her to respect your beliefs.
The best way of getting this is for you to respect hers - try not to argue about what you disagree about, and try to find common ground in what you both believe. You still have to live together for the next few years!
2007-06-15 20:23:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First off, don't be an Atheist because its cool, apply logic and rationality to Religion.
Secondly, go back to school and learn proper grammar.
2007-06-15 19:59:33 · answer #7 · answered by Hi, I'm a Douche. 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Explain, try to explain to her why you feel the way you do. If that fails let her believe in what she wants and you believe in what you want. Never given in and let other tell you how you should believe
2007-06-15 20:00:22 · answer #8 · answered by independant_009 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
she's your Mum, just go, it's only 2 hours aweek, you'll meet all the people she knows and find out a bit about her life (mums have lives too-you might find out something useful!)
and all those other nice Mums might take their nice sons along...you never know!
M : )
2007-06-15 20:02:37 · answer #9 · answered by mesmerized 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep repeating the old saying, "He convinced against his will, is of the same opinion still".
2007-06-15 20:05:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋