My Religious Family Is Driving Me Nuts!!?
828417
Pretend you care but you know you don't inside. Wait till you leave home then you'll be able to do whatever you want. Going against them now might turn into something disasterous especially if you haven't made plans for college yet. Bite your tongue and ignore.
883810
Sounds like you are a kid still living at home?\nIf so.. you have no choices until you are emotionally maturely financially able to take care of yourself with your own place\nPeople will mock unusual or out of the norm religions ( Wicca I presume?)\n\nIf you are living on your own.. \nnot to sure how you are forced to go to parents house, and are hog tied to get you into church
1133513
Do not let these religious fanatics get you down.\nYou're a child of God....nobody gets special rights to this...not even Baptists.\nMove on with your life. Make friends. Love your neighbors. Adopt children. \nWhen it's all said and done, you will have lived a good life and loved many.\nThat's all that matters. The other stuff is just that...stuff born out of fear.\nYou're better than that.
780133
Hi, from what I can gather from this you are a practicing Christian and have tried to do your Christian duty by your friend and now you are a little hurt and maybe confused at how she and her dad have turned on you, well it seems to me that they are in turmoil at this time and are hurting very much, and sick with worry, perhaps they are angry with God for their situation and that He does not appear to be doing anything to help them, and you in a sense represent God to them if you know what I mean, so you were the visible means with which they could vent their anger and frustration.\nplease do not take this too personally, none of this is your fault, the best thing to do is to give them time and space to come fully to terms with this awful event in their lives and just pray very hard for them.\nperhaps you could get together with some like-minded people and have some time of intercessery prayer on the families behalf, as they may be at such a low ebb that they cannot pray for themselves.\nI will pray for them and yourself, meanwhile try to be at peace, you will do much more this way.\nGod bless all concerned in this.
1069927
Ease up a bit.  They're 18, maybe 19 years old.  Were you not born into a religion?
1055644
Linda, Sweetie, one of the very FIRST things you need to learn as a Christian in Yahoo, is patience. You're gonna run into alot of these abusive comments, some people think they are being witty.  If they manage to get a rise out of you, they think they have somehow "proved" some sort of point.  I think they figure that Christians aren't supposed to get angry, or have hurt feelings, and when we react to such vicious comments, they can congratulate themselves that they have provoked us, and therefore, our God must not be real.\nWhen you really stop and think about it, they need our love and our pity much more than we need their approval.  Pray for them, but, don't let them push your buttons.\nGod bless you.
219330
No, she is just being retarded.\nIn fact it sounds like she is using her religion as an excuse not to go because maybe she just doesn't like her brother.\nShe needs to be disfellowshiped and you Witness know what I mean.
218999
Well you are. Trust me you are. Sounds like you don't like whats going on. Change it. That simple, change it even if you don't like what you change it to the act of changing will go along way to making you feel better. Also, leave God, Jesus, or what ever out of it. That just cause more problems.
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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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They have no hold on you. Just walk away. \n\nNow that you have lost your belief, religion and the church are an irrelevance and a curiosity. They have no legal claim to you. If they do send you stuff just asked to be removed from their lists. You may have friends from church - if they respect you and are open to other ideas they will remain your friends now that you have left. If they don't they clearly weren't worth the effort anyway. \n\nGo out, see the world, experience the world for what it is rather than through the dark glasses that religion forces upon you. It is much more beautiful that way.
1110029
im christian and married a muslim man,, his family made me confirt so i moved in with them and tried living there way,, i couldnt i made it a year (crying every night) then we finally moved out on our own and everything has been fine since.. just when we go to his family's house which is almost everyweekend i have to dress for them and act for them but then we come back home and im me again..... if you want to confirt then hey if you can do it great they are wonderful people with a great religion it was just to hard for me, now i do beleive alot of what they say and i have became a better person by knowing them.. \n\nif you really love each other things work them selfs out always,, we have been married for 7 yrs and have 3 children and ya the religion has its hard times but we always get threw it and we always will and i love his family there strange at times but they are the best people i have ever known\n\nok i had to add after reading some other answers ,, as far as the children my children are growing up great learning both religions and able to choose what they believe and as far as that movie that is bull shit its not like that now maybe many years ago but not now.. people have the wrong views on anyone who is different and i think that is so wrong ,
486627
First, let me tell you something about my past that should help you out.\n\nAbout 15 yrs ago I converted from Christianity to Wiccan.  Yes, a religion that most other religions totally hate.  My family was STRONG catholics and they were expecting me to become a priest since I knew the religion well.\n\nI became very scared of what everyone would think that I kept it a secret for about 4 years.  One day, when me and my mother was debating an issue it just slipped out.  This caused a fight.  I tried to explain the truth behind my religion, but she would not listen.  \n\nFor about 6-9 months after that the only time we talked we were fighting over religion until one day I decided I don't need to justify my religion to anybody.  She would bring it up and I would either say, "We will agree to disagree" or I would change subjects. After about a month if that of doing that we never fought about it again.\n\nMy advice to you is first let them know.  If you don't it will either cause tention as mine did until it came out or it will spill out and you will feal like you have to defend yourselfs.\n\nAfter telling her parents then don't try to justify yourselves.  You don't need to and it will only cause fights.\n\nTo finish my story me and my family got along great and still do even though a couple years after that I changed my religion again and am still today in that same religion and always will be.
489973
Your parents want the closness you want to, believe me.  You're so young, you have all the things in life to look forward to, with your parents at your side!  Marriage, children, a lot of fun at holidays.........be honest about your feelings.  I am not a mushy, touchy-feely mom, but my kids never said they missed that.  It's not like I don't love my kids, I don't realize what they really want deep inside!  I know that, although we parents are close to perfection, we are not able to read our child's minds.  The fight is over, right?  You don't mention how serious it is, but forget about it, you can't change what was said.  Please talk to them.  Good luck. And try and pray about it!
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your mother is very irrational, letting your son chose his own path is just fine.  You didn't teach him to be an atheist, that was his own choice.  You hardly corrupted him, if this atheism thing is the only thing your mother believes went wrong.  She is blaming you for HIS actions, this should not be, because it is NOT your fault.  Tell her that no one can force religion on anyone, and more than likely he may have rejected christianity regardless. Most importantly, whatever your mom says, do not blame yourself, you have done nothing wrong... it is just her own distoreted perception.
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Ok I completly understand what both you and him are going through cause I have been there and done that, therefor my advice to you is if you really think and feel you love him try to understand his point even if you don't agree or like it very much. What it sounds like he is doing is avoiding having confrontations with his family and you. The less they know the less they will nag at him, they less they nag the better mood you will see him in. Think of it in a positive way he just wants to avoid problems between his family you and him, besides its also a healthier realationship for both of you, never know he may be thinking of taking the relationship a step higher and want to move in together in a few months and when he does he will drop the bom on them, just keep your eyes open at all times giving everyone and anything the benifit of a dought. Good Luck and take things easy enoy your time
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Ya, just the born agains.  The only religious conflict I've had with a family member is when my mother started rambling on about an atheist coworker who was not being a moral person.  She extended that to include all atheists, so that kinda pissed me off and she got an ear full about morality and not being able to generalize one group based on the actions of an individual.
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You have to get away from them as soon as possible.  Your physical well being is at risk.  Your heart palpitations is a sign of high blood pressure developing, it can cause a stroke or heart attack.  \n\nYour family will never stop being mean to you. They think you are worldly because of your education and that you may marry outside your religion, class or race. They are a hateful bunch and they enjoy hurting each other.  You are different.  Sometimes we have to leave our family because it is better for us.\n\nGet your own home in another town, when you are settled go back get your pet bones.  You can keep it in plastics and a box until you can bury it again. If you cannot get the bones, get another pet.  Leave that house and be happy.  You will not regret it.\n\nGood luck.  I'll pray for you.