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1/26/2013 5:03:34 AM
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I told my cousin that I was Atheist.
So a couple of months ago I became an Atheist the rest of my family are Baptist. I haven't told anyone because most of them will not take it well and my mom would be especially upset. I love my family and they are great people, but you know how people can be when it comes to things they are passionate about, especially religion.
I just got done telling my older cousin that I was Atheist. We are like brothers and I was worried he would take it badly, turns out he doesn't believe in God either. It was really cool finding out that I am not alone. I just don't know how to break the news to the rest of my family. I have been asking questions and testing the waters but it only serves to get me in trouble like when I ask "what proof do we have of God?"
I am most likely going to wait until I'm 18 which will be in a year, but if a situation arose and I decided I wanted to tell them flat out that I'm Atheist how should I go about doing this Flood?
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My cousin, whom I easily consider my best friend, was a key influence in turning to atheism. We're pretty much a philosophical/science duo at the moment, but I digress. Most of my extended family knows I'm an atheist, despite almost all of them being Catholic. Nobody really cares, which surprised me very much. I wasn't actually the one who informed my parents I was atheist, it was my CCD teacher (Well, I kind of said it during class, so I should've seen it coming). I actually thank her for doing that, I probably wouldn't have had the guts to do it. Point is, if you don't think your family is capable of handeling this, wait until you have independence from them.
