What do you do if your mom won't let you go to church?
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how sad.  First of all let me say that your family is now in my prayers.  Second of all, your age could help me answer you better.  Its obvious that you love Church, but I bet you love God more.  For right now, why not just study privatly until your mom cools down some.  After she has calmed down, sit down and talk to her, tell her how much you love her, and how much she means to you.  Explain to her that God is very important to you ,and while you wont force her to go to Church, you want to go yourself.  Tell her that nothing will change the love you have for her.  explain to her that while it would hurt her if someone took you away from her, it hurts you when you are took away from worshiping God.  \nThe faith that you have in God will sustain you, have faith in your mom that she will come around.  Remember the words that come out of our mouths have the power to either curse us, of bless us.  Keep saying mom will let me go back to Church.  Mom will change her outlook on God and religion.  \nGod Bless you, I will pray that mom comes around and all works out for the will of God.
534795
Ever ask why? Find a church and ask God to forgive them. you are who you are...........live with it or move on. I had a put down family and only when i got a job and moved on with my life they were not a part of it,now they beg for me to help them, what goes around comes around sweetie...Hang tough
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I think your mom is a bad parent and you should tell her that. I also think that christians who beleive if you dont believe as they do go to hell will go to hell instead. I will tell you that the people that agree with your mom are heartless people with no compassion or Love just lip service to a dead Jew that doesnt care about them
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I have a feeling that you just want to go there because you want to out do your sisters. I may be wrong but, you just got to follow your heart. If you really, really want to go there than talk to your mom, don't wine. And make sure your sisters stay out of it, I know they can be a big pain in the a**.
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You are my kind of sister, Loving_Christ. Keep obeying your parents until you are out on your own. Use your computer to go to church. Here are a few links where you can start.\n\nYou can write me if you need more help or direction.\nhttp://www.schneblin.com/studies/\nclick on the link... "email the author"
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You need to put your foot down.  You need to sit down with her one afternoon (not on sunday morning right before services) and explain to her how you feel.  And inform her, NOT ask, that you will not be attending services as much anymore.  If she has a problem with that, she can force you out from under "her roof".\n\nIts been my experiance that most parents do not have the kind of follow through skills to dump one of their kids onto the street because of theological differences.  You have to be willing to stand firm and call her bluff.\n\nGrounding only works as long as you let it.  When they ground you, don't listen. Grounding only works if YOU let it. What are they going to do, lock you in your room? Rufuse to feed you? Bar all your windows? They can't legally do any of that.  If they say no computer, sit down at it anyway, make them physically drag you off it (like I said, just stop listening or responding, make them physically pick you up while you sit there silently -- freaks them out). If they say no friends, just walk right out the front door (or out a window). You gotta do it like Ghandi, non violent (often silent) protest.  Because most parents are not going to have the balls to go through with kicking you out of the house, and most will just freak out for a while when they realize that you're just stubbornly refusing to play by their rules.\n\nThe best way to do it is to combine responsibility with irresponsibility.  Stand your ground on the church issue, but get good grades. Be a good kid, but really make them work if they're going to punish you. Eventually they will realize they are putting a lot of time and effort into punishing your when you're really not doing anything wrong. People don't like to do work they don't have to and they'll eventually just give up. When they treat you like a person and not a child, don't hesitate to share information about your life and emotions with them. You can retrain them.\n\nAdult/child power relationships are fundamentally unbalenced and part of becoming an adult is a movement towards 50/50.  So get going on that if this is the battle you want to fight.  Take some of their unilateral power away from them.  Have the courage, have the will, and make it happen.\n\nYour life it your own, and there is no point in living it in a way that you do not like, espcially over something so personal as religion.
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PLEASE GO TO CHURCH.  GOD IS THE ONLY ANSWER I CAN GIVE YOU.\nHE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL NEVER LEAVE YOUR SIDE.\nGOD IS GOOD.....ALL THE TIME
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Instruct your child in the correct path and they will never stray...\n\nI am paraphrasing but the best way for your son to follow you is to be an example for him.  It is going to be hard VERY hard but keep in the path and it will be beneficial.\n\nSee my mom was the type that dragged me out of bed on Sunday and said I had to do this and had to do that.  That didn't work on me.  She then stopped dragging me to church and instead prayed for my salvation.  Then one Sunday I asked if I could go with her to church and during the service went up to the front of the church and accepted Jesus as my Lord and personal savior.  \n\nAs was told to me on that day, that at that moment was the time that God had set up for me to accept his son.  Not one moment sooner.  \n\nUnderstand that prayer and the word keeps not only you but your son aligned with the things of God.  In due time, your faithful seeking of God and asking for him to lead and guide you and your family will prove most beneficial indeed!\n\nI am living proof of what my mom's devotion to God and his son Jesus has done for me.  Now when I go to church I ask my son if he wants to go.  If he says no, it's ok. I kiss him, tell him I love him and off I go because when he goes, he is going because he wants to and his heart, mind and spirit are open and receptive to what God wants him to hear that day.  If going begrudingly, he will slightly resent what is being said.  Over time, that resentment will harden his heart and possibly make him miss out on the best gift ever given to him.  Jesus Christ.\n\nSorry about the long answer.\n\nYOU stay faithful, prayerful and in the word.  God and others will water and cultivate the seeds that will be planted in your son's heart!\n\nGod's blessings to you and yours!
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Go see your mom!! It is Mothers Day!!! Go to church:)
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Don't give in to her religion. Tell her that you respect her belief, but that she has to respect your atheism as well. It would be the best for her to stop believing, though.
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when they start demanding you go by their rules or else.  Do this, do that, God says you should be this way.  If it is against the moral of the bible (do unto others) it is a cult.  When they start telling you who you can and can't see, what you can and can't do, all in the name of God and the bible.  Be true to yourself, be good always, God knows your heart.  Religion is a way to make you feel bad and do what the religion of choice says to do.  When you go to church on Sunday you are only proving to other 'people' your faith, when it is God you need to prove it too, no one else.\nEnd Rant : )
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Pray. And realize you can't force her to come home. All you can do is be there for her as a sister and let her make her own mistakes. If you push or manipulate, she won't feel safe in turning to you.\n\nAnd I'll be praying for you as well... :)
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what about going to your church and if they cant help maybe they can lead you in the right direction to get help. I understand the hard times as I have had my share but some how it always worked out.  Good Luck
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Just Pray to your God who ever you believe in Your mom just say these thing because she doesn't want to loose you. She needs you around just move it's that age your mom will miss you alot for the first few months but she will get over it. You are her baby the only one that she has now so she don't want to see you go so whatever she is saying to you she doesn't mean she loves you and need you but she knows deep in her heart that it's time to let you go and live your life. So don't worry just move and start your new life.
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Obey your mom...she has a good reason for the rules she imposes on you. Find something else to do instead of going to the party.
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Even if you dont go to church god will always love you.. he will always love you no matter wut and forgive you for anything u do..! its ok that you dont go to church on a daily basis.. but if you want to get closer with him u should try and go mor often but i u cant u shud read more of the bible and learn more about the him. Hes gret..!
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You can be assertive while still honoring your father and mother. Politely but firmly remind them that although you still love and honor them, this is YOUR household, not theirs. They are guests in your home and should act as such. If they still behave badly, show them the door and tell them to leave. If you give them all of these chances to act properly and they still cause trouble, it is THEY who are acting against God's commandments, not you.\n\nShortly after the fifth commandment, the Bible also says, "Parents, do not provoke your children to wrath." God wants you to respect your elders (especially parents), but he also realizes that sometimes it is the young who are right and the old who are wrong. Don't be afraid to make them leave if they keep acting badly; God will understand.