Thanks TheVeganAthiest. You have a wonderful forum here.TheVeganAtheist wrote:Hi TheVeganKat, welcome to the forum.
Hi guys, maybe you can help me out.
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Out of curiosity, what are ya?Openly? Hmm.... I've been a non-Christian for 6 years, openly I think only a year...
Maybe they do just have to get used to your beliefs/lack of beliefs. It took my parents a bit of time, but they fizzled down. It's been almost two years, and they don't bring it up much anymore. Sometimes they do, but not nearly as much as they used to.
Maybe you could tell your grandparents that if Jesus is real, he'll reveal himself to you, and that you need to come to the conclusion on your own.
Maybe tell them that being forced to go to Church just pushes you farther away, and that you feel as if it sends the message that they think there is something wrong with you for not being Christian, and that you don't want there to be a tension between you (or something kind of sappy like that).
Great that you might be able to move in with your father, though. I would GTFO as soon as he becomes available.
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From personal experience this usually doesn't work. It seems as though they think that if they instill this 'I love Jesus' image within your mind you'll eventually conform out of being too tired to fight against it anymore.EquALLity wrote: Maybe tell them that being forced to go to Church just pushes you farther away, and that you feel as if it sends the message that they think there is something wrong with you for not being Christian, and that you don't want there to be a tension between you (or something kind of sappy like that).
It came to the point for me where I would go but asked to go the bathroom and either stayed in there the whole time, or left the church itself. However I'm not too sure how well this would work in your situation since may parents trusted me to go to church on my own.
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My parents were like that for awhile (around a year), but they eventually gave up. I didn't use this method, though, I just argued with them.From personal experience this usually doesn't work. It seems as though they think that if they instill this 'I love Jesus' image within your mind you'll eventually conform out of being too tired to fight against it anymore.
Perhaps they got too tired, hahaha.
I don't know, every parent/grandparent is different, right? Maybe it's worth a shot?
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Welcome to the forum!
Good for you to become a vegan and that you gained the courage to join the forum. Although I have no personal experience of your current living situation and thus no helpful insight in how to deal with it, I can at least offer some perspective: If anyone in Sweden says they believe in Jesus, many (if not most) people will think they are a bit nuts. Sweden is far from a perfect country, but at least the separation of church and state has had a profound impact here.
What I'm trying to say is, if you were here - you would be the norm my friend... For many reasons it's easy to sometimes lose perspective and in those situations it can be very helpful when you regain it.
(And yes, I know it's a bit hypocritical to ravel in being the norm since we for the most part are fighting against it.... It is always the easier way to walk though.)
Good for you to become a vegan and that you gained the courage to join the forum. Although I have no personal experience of your current living situation and thus no helpful insight in how to deal with it, I can at least offer some perspective: If anyone in Sweden says they believe in Jesus, many (if not most) people will think they are a bit nuts. Sweden is far from a perfect country, but at least the separation of church and state has had a profound impact here.
What I'm trying to say is, if you were here - you would be the norm my friend... For many reasons it's easy to sometimes lose perspective and in those situations it can be very helpful when you regain it.
(And yes, I know it's a bit hypocritical to ravel in being the norm since we for the most part are fighting against it.... It is always the easier way to walk though.)
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This almost wants me to move back home despite the cold. Hopefully in my life time, the majority will think you are nuts if you say you like to eat meat.PPP wrote:If anyone in Sweden says they believe in Jesus, many (if not most) people will think they are a bit nuts.
How to become vegan in 4.5 hours:
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Congratulations, unless you are a complete idiot you are now a vegan.
1.Watch Forks over Knives (Health)
2.Watch Cowspiracy (Environment)
3. Watch Earthlings (Ethics)
Congratulations, unless you are a complete idiot you are now a vegan.
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Amen, Jebus, amenJebus wrote:Hopefully in my life time, the majority will think you are nuts if you say you like to eat meat.PPP wrote:If anyone in Sweden says they believe in Jesus, many (if not most) people will think they are a bit nuts.