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Any Advice For a Fellow Atheist?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Joe Eversole Oct 18, 2010. 7 Replies 0 Likes

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Joe Eversole replied to Tina Hsiao's discussion Any Advice For a Fellow Atheist?

""until I am totally sure of my convictions, I want to wait to have my confirmation." This should help with parents. Keep questioning everything. "

Oct 18, 2010

Joseph P replied to Tina Hsiao's discussion Any Advice For a Fellow Atheist?

"Hmmmmm ... I'm not sure how much my own experience would be useful to you. I was sort of in the same situation, only with Catholicism. When I was 14, I complained about having to go to CCD (like Sunday school), and my mother said I had to keep…"

Oct 18, 2010

Hidden in the crowd. replied to Tina Hsiao's discussion Any Advice For a Fellow Atheist?

"I have no idea if this is present in your country but you can do a "Humanistic(or w/e) confirmation" instead like me and many others have, basicly you discuss the value of human life in the classes and move on for gifts after a short…"

Oct 16, 2010

Gilbert replied to Tina Hsiao's discussion Any Advice For a Fellow Atheist?

"Tina we atheist completely understand what your going through and support you but as an atheist think of it this way, the ritual is meaningless to all of us atheist so if you mus tdo it to keep your relationship with your family intact then do it!…"

Oct 16, 2010

Tom Thompson replied to Tina Hsiao's discussion Any Advice For a Fellow Atheist?

"I would give you some advice if I had any but you are in a tough position. Decide how much this ceremony will affect your life afterwards and how much of an effect refusing it will have on your relationship with your family. If your parents are…"

Oct 12, 2010

Kenneth Soares replied to Tina Hsiao's discussion Any Advice For a Fellow Atheist?

"I'm an atheist who got confirmed. I did it before i told my parents. but i didn't really care then, I do now and when I'm 18 i will have my name removed for their register. I did it to keep my parents happy and ignorant until I wanted…"

Oct 12, 2010

Jennifer Nicole replied to Tina Hsiao's discussion Any Advice For a Fellow Atheist?

"Got any friends who were recently confirmed or chose not to confirm? You could probably use their story as a segue."

Oct 11, 2010

Tina Hsiao posted a discussion

Any Advice For a Fellow Atheist?

Hey! I've kinda got a dilemma. My parents don't know I'm an atheist. Well, my mom kinda does, but she's in denial and thinks that I'm going through a phase. Anyway, they want me to get confirmed, and are going to make go to the classes and stuff. As I obviously don't wish to be confirmed, I'm going to have to eventually tell them so. I'm not sure how they and my family might react. They're not really strict Christians or anything (they're Episcopalian) and they're open minded people, but…See More

Oct 11, 2010

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At 2:25pm on October 12, 2010, Dr. Terence Meaden said…: Hello Tina and welcome to this friendly world of rational sense and fine reasoning, with its thousands of freethinkers who recognise how religions deceive and control vulnerable people beginning sadly with innocent children. You must escape this confirmation curse somehow. We hope that you can acquire the necessary extra pride in being an atheist by being part of this splendid atheist site.

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