being atheist

[XxAssasiNxX]

Ok so my mum is italian and my dad is greek that means 2 religions.... i dont knoe what the fuck the authdox religions about anyway..... im atheist . even know i go to a christian school i was never brainwashed. im not gullible. so i dont vare about religion but should i tell my parents... or should i just keep it a secret...

[Short Circuit]

I used to think that I was atheist, but now I think I am agnostic!

[Jess]

try to find out if they are accepting of you having different beliefs. if they are, tell them. if they aren't, I wouldn't tell them

[Erasmus]

If you think they'll accept it, find a good time to tell them. If you find out that they're totally against it, then I wouldn't tell them if I was you.

[Stryker125]

You don't have to go around broadcasting it. Don't get me wrong, if it ever comes up you shouldn't lie or pretend to be something you're not. But its not like you've got to walk around with a sign on your chest.

[ryan2000]

I have been having similar issues, but not with parents, with school. I am an atheist that lives in the "Bible Belt", which is the southern strip of the US that is VERY heavily Christian. I have kind of concealed my atheist views from everyone, on my parents advice. However, word eventually got around, and I am being criticized, hated on, and being told to burn in hell. It really is starting to annoy me. I even try to argue my points to people at times, but they have been brainwashed to a point of no return. What do you think i should do to help this? There are also only like 3 other atheists I know that can help me through this, and i don't even have any classes with any of them.

[project_icarus]

I don't see why you'd have to tell them, I mean, why do they need to know? If they try to force you in to doing something extremely religious or something you aren't doing, then tell them. If they ask, tell them, but don't just randomly tell them, like I said, why would they need to know?

But if you think that going to church or something is 'extremely religious', I quote Dimitri on this. Suck it up, buttercup

[Thunduhbuhlt]

If you have an Italian and a Greek; who I am assuming practice slightly different religions, can probably be open minded about it...just talk to them, it's not as bad as it seems, trust me.

Another thing; many people confuse atheism with agnosticism;

atheism is a complete disbelief in all gods, while agnostics don't really know or don't care...

it's a common misconception.

[WoShiDavid95]

I'm a Christian myself, and I think it might be better to lay low, because like what ryan2000 said, letting the fact that you're atheist be known to others will only lead to more trouble, as unfortunately some Christians are just intolerant of others who have different beliefs :/ However, if you feel that your parents are the understanding type or if you feel that it's better to come clean right away for whatever reason, by all means tell them. All the best :)

[Wicked_Syn]

It's really simple and it comes down to this:

If you think they are going to ultimately be accepting of it (this means that they may not approve at first) then I would be open to the idea of letting them know. It's not something that they absolutely need to know now though

But if you think that they will be very against it. Refrain. You don't need your parents to be upset with you over a religion, it's pointless. Religion can affect family relationships if people disagree over a religion.