““Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭82‬:‭3‬ ‭KJVAE‬‬
Even according to their own book they are committing evil. It’s no different than Christian nationalism.

Hello! This title pretty much speaks for itself my parents are trying to send me to camp and I obviously do not want to go by any means. My dad isn’t pressuring it as much but my mother is by alot and uses the same reasons that it would be fun and something she would want to do as a kid. They also both say they’re sending me to develop socially and meet people aswell as sending me because they don’t want to feel like they failed as parents which doesn’t make sense to me at all. Anyways anything I could do to prevent it? Also if anyone has any questions please ask! Thank you :)

UPDATE- First id love to thank everyone for the great and lovely advice! As for camp its a week and a half and I think ill just go to be honest they can’t force me to interact anyways so I think in that department I will be okay! My mom is hell bent on me going and frankly I don’t think she gives two fucks about how I feel because anytime I try to object it she says “we wouldn’t choose anything that we wouldn’t do or we wouldn’t choose anything that’s going to hurt you” so thats a losing battle! :/ But thank you everyone so so much :)

I refuse to watch anything by Angel Productions. I can't believe they got Alan Ritchison and Owen WIlson in a movie. I fell like they're going to be pumping more money into Christian Nationalism. I try to avoid Chris Pratt because of his religious views. I'll avoid Jim Caviezel like the plague, even though he's got a new movie coming out that's mildly interesting. I actively avoid anything by Denzel Washington and I've lost a lot of respect for Mathew Mcconaughey. I Probably wouldn't have watched the Expendables movie with Mel Gibson if I'd known he was in it. I know that none of these people and companies will ever know I exist. But I won't support them, either. Oh, and this is without the really obvious ones like Ben Shapiro and Jordan Peterson.

This is an interesting side note, as well, as my handle implies, I farm. Becks seed is one of the larger minor seed companies. They wear their faith on their sleeve and brag about having a company Chaplain. I'll not buy anything from them ever if I can help it.

Background: I used to discuss almost anything with my father, especially theology, a lot. I was a very devout Christian, born n raised in it, orthodoxly.

But after I became an atheist, n although he doesn’t know it yet, it was kinda obvious that I’m not attending services and praying as I used to.

I’ve gone through suicidal ideation, depression, and huge mental stress during the period when I was quitting that cult, though, I hid it all. And for the context, I was in a dorm during that time, so he really knows nothing about it.

So instead of checking on me or just respecting my privacy / personal choices, his reaction was so fucking stressing. He screwed up it all n said that he is cutting me off communication, won’t reply to my texts, won’t answer my calls, and won’t do a anything for me unless I start attending services again just like before.

It’s hilarious that’s coming out from my father who is also preaching abt unconditional love, n now he is making his entire relationship with his son solely on my religious participation.

Fuck it.

here's why! as an anti-theist from my muslim family, you should NOT even think about coming out. muslims have the allowance to kill you for being an apostate! don't risk your life over coming out, I know it can be hard to do so, but it would be better to be safe than sorry. so.. DON'T COME OUT UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING!!

I don't talk about my religious beliefs unprompted or anything since I don't really care about religion and I don't have much of an opinion, I just don't believe in any God. But I was randomly DMed on here by someone saying something along the lines of "Hello sir, you don't know me but I just wanted you to know that Jesus loves you!" He then gave a very long speech about God and Christianity (which I didn't read). I simply replied "Sorry, I don't want to join your cult" and blocked him. He then used an alt account to write a comment on one of my hidden posts simply saying "Burn in hell". Gosh, there truly is no love like Christian hate huh?

Carolyn Hax: Mom sees daughter’s atheism as too serious a decision at 16

https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2026/10/18/carolyn-hax-mom-sees-daughters-atheism-too-big-decision-16/

Dear Carolyn: I am a stay-at-home mother of

four who has tried to raise my family under the

same strong Christian values that I grew up

with. Therefore, I was shocked when my oldest

daughter, "Emily," suddenly announced she

rad "given up believing in God" and decided ta

"come out as an atheist. She said she was

'happy" in her decision and that it just "feli

right." She no longer wishes to attend church

speak to the pastor or even to participate in

family prayers.

I love my daughter dearly, but I am troubled

by this turn of events. She has never seriously

misbehaved or otherwise given me cause tc

worry before this. Emily insists she is old

2nough to make up her own mind, but I simph

do not think a girl of 16 has the maturity to

make such a life-changing decision. Our pastor

cautions me that putting too much pressure on

her now might cause her to become even more

entrenched in her thinking

How can I help my daughter see that she is

making a serious mistake with her life if she

chooses to reject her God and her faith? Can I

ïust chalk this up to teenage rebellion,

something she's bound to outgrow, or do yor

suppose this a precursor to some deeper

psychological problem?

• God-Fearing Mom

God-Fearing Mom: Please tell me it's not

either-or.

And please also tell me what vou would have

Emily do - pretend she believes? Fake-pray?

This is the fundamental problem with religion

as a family value instead of a personal one

Faith isn't in the teachings or rituals of the

group. It's in the individual's belief - with one

after another after another combining to create

a religion.

Parents can and should teach their beliefs and

values, but when a would-be disciple stops

believing, it's not a decision" or "choice" tc

reject church or family or tradition or virtue or

whatever else has hitched a cultural ride with

faith. The only choice is between living their

truth by admitting nonbelief, or faking it so as

not to upset the folks/scare the horses/torpedo

electability to national office.

So Ill ask again, what would you have

nonbelievers do? Lie? Even people who want

and try to believe just ... can't sometimes. Or

don't. I'm living proof. (No nagging

psychological problems to pin it on, either.)

This isn't to say every case of disbelief is

permanent or even real. Your daughter may well

be in a questioning phase, trying on personas,

declaring age-appropriate independence from

you, and she might take years to find answers

that satisfy her enough to stick.

One of those answers might be that you raised

her to think deeply and live honestly, and this is

just where those laudable values unexpectedly

brought her

Another might be that she didn't necessarily

want to take such a big leap, but you've

presented all your kids with such a narrow

definition of goodness that their only choices

are to conform fullv or leave the fold entirely

and she'd come back in if you gave her a little

more room to find goodness in her own way.

I mean answer in a realistic way, not a wishfully

thought, "I just want her to embrace God

because it's the right thing to do' way

Skepticism is no less personal than faith

Accordingly, I speak only for myself, but I didn't

throw out what my childhood, including my

church, taught me; I just apply it to a secular

life.

To see other possibilities, please bring your

values - all of them - to this riddle, plus your

love for your daughter, as well as further insight

from your pastor and others who can bring

different perspectives.

Also, take away any obstacles to seeing your

daughter's goodness fully -- including your

disappointment that she isn't turning out just as

you've envisioned. Kids never do: at least. not

when your vision is any more specific than, say,

"genuine, brave and kind."

Note from Carolun: I've written an advice

column at The Post since 1997. If vou want

advice, you can send me vour questions here

believe it or not, every submission gets read). If

vou don't want to miss a column, vou can sign

up for my dailv newsletter. I also do a live chat

with readers every Friday: You can submit a

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I took a religions of the world class in college, but apart from a vague overview of the worlds religions I've never understood much deeper beyond my own catholic family's roots. Would the spectrum be from liberal to conservative be Buddhism on one end and radical Islam on other?

It doesn't seem like being Hindu or a follower of Confucius is all that great either. As a bisexual man, I'm wondering which would stone me to death or imprison me vs being okay with me coexisting with them.

Anyone have any insight?

EDIT: I'll be honest, I think everyone lied on this question and just wasn't being real. I learned zero from these bullshit answers.

“The universe is 13.8 billions years old, therefore not infinite, thus there must be starting point”.

- This an example of a hypothesis not evidence, which many religious people equate with a “higher power”, who’s typically classified as “all loving / merciful” despite allowing childhood cancer.

“There are many documented cases of people accounting Near Death Experiences”

- This is a testimony, not a reliable source of evidence. Especially considering most NDE’s always happen to be in heaven not hell, and people of various different religions claim to go Heaven, implying someone must be lying or delusional.

Just my random input / opinion x

Said to be invisible, and in the sky, it sees everything like how does that make any sense? After you figure out Santa was a lie to control people without needing constant enforcement, why would following the same logic, god be real? Theists will often say "they feel God in prayer" but that's just the placebo effect in action. Tell me: with no real evidence why do people still believe in this 2000 year old cult?

For some context,I'm 14 and I currently live with mom since my dad doesn't want me.

My mom really this religious lifestyle,such as 2-3 hour prayers every night which interrupts my sleep schedule ,but if I don't participate she'll take away every device I own,she also ignores my objections or opinions regarding it.

We also go a small church(they call themselves some prayer group) and they're really homophobic,but they don't im queer (aroace and non binary ) they always call queer confused ,they also carry that the Jews haven't haven't Jesus ,which i find stupid,anytime I try to talk to my mom about my LGBT she insults us or she ignores me.They also call other religions lost or other insulting things and I'm good friends with Hindus who've been harrased by Christians top

I don't know what to do,I don't want a religion but it's being shoved down my throat,the prayer always plays in my head and it drives me crazy,I'd rather be an atheist

The people in these subreddits really think that repeating so called 'affirmations' (either by writing them down or just saying them in their head) will change their reality in the so called '3D world'.

Bunch of losers in their parent's basement spending hours everyday doing nothing else but trying to magically summon a celebrity husband lmao

I hate this. There will be a political debate, and person A will bring up god or the bible to support their argument, and then person B will attempt to show how that’s not what that religion says and how religion actually proves person b’s argument correct. Why is that acceptable? Your religion holds no place In a political debate. No matter what you believe, your god has no say in peoples rights. Person B should just shut down the religious topic immediately, not continue to entertain it.

On April 11, 2026, a Sufi leader named Shamim al-Jahangir was brutally beaten and hacked to death by a mob in Kushtia, Bangladesh, following accusations of blasphemy. His shrine was vandalised and set on fire. But here's the disturbing part: according to an investigation by Netra News, the unedited video showed Shamim encouraging people to read, understand and research the Quran while criticising human interpretations of it. Selectively edited clips circulated online, portraying his statements as insults to Islam. A crowd reportedly numbering hundreds gathered and ultimately attacked him. Imagine being murdered for encouraging people to think critically about religious interpretations. And even if he had actually insulted religion, since when does that justify murder? How can a society claim to value truth and morality when a mob can become judge, jury and executioner over alleged religious offence? Freedom of belief means absolutely nothing without the freedom to question beliefs.

I moved to Europe from Asia last year and feeling a bit lonely. And I am quite upset recently for losing a few long term friends who also moved here. I cant stand their right wing and religious beliefs. Like supporting Trump/ right wing politicians and saying they hate DEI etc, and if they are christians, they would quote bible verses at the same time.

I tried to make some new friends online who are liberal but somehow they are very supportive of Islam. They would say things like European countries banning hijab in public is arrogant and misogynistic because many muslim women love hijab. A gay guy said muslims are not homophobic because he has hooked up with many muslim men. …I am speechless.

I think i need to make some friends who are atheists. Any suggestions where and how?
I have been to my local secular humanist group meeting, the people there are nice but I dont know how to say in person that i want to find a friend to message/chat daily without sounding cringey. I hope there are online place for making online atheist friends? this sub does not look like intended for that purpose.

Any suggestions are appreciated. Apologies if my English is not good.

This isn’t a jab at my art teacher since I believe she is lovely, but these past few days she has been telling us things & stories (such as quoting the bible when we say we need help with assignments) that almost feel like she is forcing her religion into us, when our school isn’t even religious.

She told us that god came to her in a dream and told her she NEEDED and MUST go to Cuba because she had a mission there. She complied, worked there for six months and then came back to our home country.

I just… find it weird? How are people so… naive, maybe?? If he came to you in a dream telling you to eat moldy cheese, would you do it??

This week, the Colorado Department of Corrections ended the requirement that people on parole attend Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, or any other religious twelve-step program.

 The department has agreed to implement the core protections of our Recovery Options legislation immediately — no law needed. Starting now, the parole board will refer people to peer support networks, including secular options like SMART Recovery and LifeRing. Sober housing providers must now disclose any faith-based requirements, and anyone whose placement conflicts with their beliefs must be told about alternative options and referred to them. And if no secular group is nearby, parolees will be able to use a telehealth option instead.

I’ve noticed that in discussions about morality, especially with Muslims, a common argument is that humans cannot independently determine right and wrong because morality must come from God.
But here’s what I find interesting: determining that God exists, that Islam is the true religion, and that its moral teachings are genuinely divine all require human reasoning and judgment.

So if human reasoning is considered too subjective or unreliable to establish morality, why is that same reasoning considered reliable enough to identify its supposedly objective source?

I’m not suggesting that identifying the source of morality and establishing moral principles are identical. But both rely on human reasoning, so what justifies trusting it in one case while dismissing it in the other?

Has anyone actually used this line of reasoning against religious believers in debates about morality? I personally haven’t come across it, and I’m curious whether it’s been raised before and how believers typically respond to it.

So, the title is basically it. I don't understand why this is the case. I'm in my final year of my law degree doing my diss, touching upon freedom of expression etc., and it got me thinking about this and the freedom of religion. I'm pretty open, don't care who people sleep with, what's in their trousers, what colour they are, what gender, couldn't care less, but the need to also accept people's religious beliefs and cater to them in certain circumstances really confuses me. I'm autistic so fair play if I'm just really missing something like a social convention or just maybe compassion, but even then...why? It really confuses me that people can believe in anything that's just not real, whether that be ghosts, spirits, god, astrology etc. I understand the need to believe in something bigger than yourself in order to enact change for some folk but even then; you're not 6? Why must I, legally, respect this derangement? Do you guys generally just accept it too? I think it's different to accepting different minority groups within society as these are genuine tangible people, not just a belief with no true evidential basis.

Also, this is a general question, I get there are many avenues we can view it from to understand it (the game we play with economics etc., the law being a game in itself we abide by) and that it probably is residual from the when most folk were religious but I'm curious as to if other people just accept it and kind of just let is slide, ig?

Once again, not tryna be a dick, just wanna hear what other folk/athiests think about it and how they deal with it. Maybe you guys are more open to it, but it's just so hard for me to let something fly that (at least under the Abrahamic religions) generally spreads hate whilst demanding acceptance from outsiders.

EDIT: Respecting the right to hold the belief I understand but I equally wonder if this undermines the plight? I feel with the hate religion (not all I know) breeds and the genuine psychosis religious folk seem to have, does respecting their right to believe in these things then exacerbate the issue? Should we not treat it as completely contemptible? (Not that I would through fear of being cruel but I'm way too soft) Thinking I'm correct may be egotistical but I feel there is no other way to view it. Religion simply isn't real in and of itself. I don't 'believe' in gravity, it's simply a fact. Therefore, is my belief that god isn't real simply just true, whilst their religious beliefs are below respecting? Is this super autistic and cruel of me? Once again, don't wanna sound like a dick, just can't understand how people need to respect beliefs that simply aren't true

Also, very new to Reddit but really appreciate all the responses and the ability to learn of new perspectives and understandings from all over the world! You guys rock, thank you for taking the time to respond!

Hi, I'm bored. Are there any movies that try to show that abrahamic religions are basically cults and false or that religion itself is a tool of using fear, control, manipulation, block critical thinking, unquestioning obedience, hatred and justifying homophobia/racism/misogyny, transphobia/ableism/speciesism? Are there any movies that teach me to better understand the idea that why no gods, one God, or a creator of universe exist?

So, I left Christianity to became an athiest because I don't really see that there's a god. I used to believe that everything that happened that was good in my life was because God made that happen, but I just came to my own conclusion that that wasn't the case. I don't know a lot about Christianity and ive never felt the urge to read the Bible and that also might have been another reason why I never became religious, even as a Christian I wasn't that religious. I might just be agnostic or something but I don't think there's a god or some invisible entity who is listening. I feel kind of dumb for falling for this to begin with. My mom is a Christian but she doesn't know I am an athiest. I still go to church with her because I want to spend time with her even though I don't believe in a god anymore. So I guess that is basically what I wanted to post here.