re: Would you refuse to speak to your adult kids if they changed their religious beliefs?

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Nah... only line I would draw in the sand would be if atheist

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“They can read other fairytales. They just can’t stop reading fairytales altogether.”

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I am soooo sorry. I did not realize I was discussing the concept with a child unaware of biological facts.

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by all means, keep on digging.

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There's a couple friends of mine going through this.


Your friends are pieces of fricking shite, and it should be their kids who cut them off. frick them. And frick you for associating with them.

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My friends are the ones being shunned. Their parents doing the shunning. Nice to meet you though.

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If we had free will we could simply exercise our will to have never existed. We can not. We could exercise our will to instantly no longer exist regardless of our personal situation. We can not. We could exercise our will to instantaneously no longer exist without any impact on anyone else. We can not.

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None of that is what free will it. I think you’re confusing being God with having free will.

Religious people are odd

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Ur deathbead is gonna be a blast

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Typical judgmental “Christian” comment

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grew up Baptist.

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agnostic now... me and my family just don't talk about it... i know where they stand, and they know not to try to proselytize near me... it works out

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No reasonable person believes that something that creates a routine of doing good for others is a bad thing. However, reasonable people can believe that something that causes, or otherwise justifies, the routine of doing bad towards others is a bad thing.

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This is such an important point, and something I try to stress to my kids, who are all agnostic/atheist.

I'm not religious and, in fact, find the entire premise ridiculous. That said, I'm respectful around folks who strongly embrace their faith. I bow my head when they pray, kindly accept their blessings, and keep my mouth shut when topics of religion come up. I do this because I think it's important to support people in whatever brings them joy and happiness or holds them to account. Religion is truly in the heart of believers and there's nothing I could ever say or do to change their minds..nor should I ever aim to change their minds.

My oldest, on the other hand, is outspoken. He ridicules believers and doesn't hesitate to roll his eyes at someone when they talk religion to him. It's my mission to get him to stop doing that shite and recognize the who diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks mantra. Support others happiness.

Now, if he's got someone telling him he's going to hell for not believing? Game on...talk all the shite you want being they aren't being respectful of the beliefs which keep him grounded.

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Would you refuse to speak to your adult kids if they changed their religious beliefs?

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No. Cutting them off is more damaging to everyone overall. Also it prevents any chances of reintroducing some shared religious ideals down the road.

Anyone who cuts their kids off because of some religion easily has more evil in their heart than whatever love they can have for Jesus. I’d venture to think someone who’s capable of that is headed for a much hotter place than anyone who is working to make peace in this lifetime, religious or not.

Where was the judgement? Just stating it'll be a little lonely and scary without faith.