I'm atheist - everyone else is Christian

[Phreedom]

This might be the wrong section.. but here it goes:

I'm an atheist and almost everyone around me is christian. I hate going to church every sunday, but my parents think im christian, but im not. I dont go to like youth retreats or anything if i can.

I want to be able to say im atheist when someone asks if i believe in god but im scared ill lose all my friends and will never get a girlfriend that is my type (obviously im lookin for an atheist or if she has a religion doesnt think it has to do with everything and bugs me about being atheist). i dont want to lie anymore. How should i do it? I dont want to have a religious discussion with people about it if they ask (my parents have to defend every thing they dont like to hear from someone). Dont argue your religions here, this is sort of about teen life because i dont want to lose my friends.

[Viruz]

This might be the wrong section.. but here it goes:

I'm an atheist and almost everyone around me is christian. I hate going to church every sunday, but my parents think im christian, but im not. I dont go to like youth retreats or anything if i can.

I want to be able to say im atheist when someone asks if i believe in god but im scared ill lose all my friends and will never get a girlfriend that is my type (obviously im lookin for an atheist or if she has a religion doesnt think it has to do with everything and bugs me about being atheist). i dont want to lie anymore. How should i do it? I dont want to have a religious discussion with people about it if they ask (my parents have to defend every thing they dont like to hear from someone). Dont argue your religions here, this is sort of about teen life because i dont want to lose my friends.

I would get sum1 to prayer with you

[-Eyeless-]

This might be the wrong section.. but here it goes:

I'm an atheist and almost everyone around me is christian. I hate going to church every sunday, but my parents think im christian, but im not. I dont go to like youth retreats or anything if i can.

I want to be able to say im atheist when someone asks if i believe in god but im scared ill lose all my friends and will never get a girlfriend that is my type (obviously im lookin for an atheist or if she has a religion doesnt think it has to do with everything and bugs me about being atheist). i dont want to lie anymore. How should i do it? I dont want to have a religious discussion with people about it if they ask (my parents have to defend every thing they dont like to hear from someone). Dont argue your religions here, this is sort of about teen life because i dont want to lose my friends.

I reckon you should tell your friends, if they dislike you for it then they aren't good friends, but it is fine if they disagree with you. It is natural I am best friends with an Atheist but I am a christian, we disagree about each others choices but in a jokey way

Just because you believe in there being no God doesn't mean girls won't like you. East is East is a perfect example of not only a mixed race marriage but a mixed religion one too.

Hope that helps

[bo$$]

Well if you don't want to lie anymore then there's only one thing you can do, right? Just tell people you're athiest. If they are so serious about their religion they'll realize that they should accept everyone no matter what their views are. If someone asks and you say that and they start saying stuff just be like "It's just how I feel" or something.

Also; it's not lying if you don't tell them. If no one asks, don't say anything.

[Dan2nd]

I'm a Christian and almost all of my friends are athiests I don't hate them.. if they were good friends they'd understand and respect your beliefs.

[Phreedom]

I reckon you should tell your friends, if they dislike you for it then they aren't good friends, but it is fine if they disagree with you. It is natural I am best friends with an Atheist but I am a christian, we disagree about each others choices but in a jokey way

Just because you believe in there being no God doesn't mean girls won't like you. East is East is a perfect example of not only a mixed race marriage but a mixed religion one too.

Hope that helps

But see, all these people i know are kinda different.. i see how they act about things and overreact. plus i kinda met almost all of em at a christian school my parents made me go to lmao. i do like your points. Im just scared of losing my current friends, as im real shy and its hard to get more friends... i hardly have any true friends too, i never hang out with em >.>

also, one thing about religion: ive TRIED and wanted to believe in god, but i myself know it isnt true (not arguing, just tellin u so it might help u tell me what i should tell people :S)

[Viruz]

What makes me sad is when people have been christened as a baby they automatically think that they are a Christian.

[-Eyeless-]

But see, all these people i know are kinda different.. i see how they act about things and overreact. plus i kinda met almost all of em at a christian school my parents made me go to lmao. i do like your points. Im just scared of losing my current friends, as im real shy and its hard to get more friends... i hardly have any true friends too, i never hang out with em >.>

also, one thing about religion: ive TRIED and wanted to believe in god, but i myself know it isnt true (not arguing, just tellin u so it might help u tell me what i should tell people :S)

Inevitably there may be friends who do not accept your beliefs, especially if you went or are going to a christian school. I would tell your parents first as they are (hopefully) more likely to understand. If they are the sort of friends who you just use to "get by" ie, you just talk to them in school to be able to get through the day, then it should be easy to make friends like that (you could always make another thread ).

If you believe in the lack of a god then there is no stopping it, of course you can try and believe otherwise but if you have tried and failed I don't think you will be able to. So tell people "I have heard and understand your reasons for believing in god but I just don't see the truth in it, it isn't that I don't accept your beliefs I just dont believe them myself." Or something like that

[RandomManJay]

I've been atheist for the past 7 years since I felt that God in its own right as a person didn't exist, when I told my Dad, he didn't believe me, and still doesn't . A majority of my friends are religous, 2 are catholic and more or less the rest are protestant, but we don't really go on about it despite the fact we all went of a CofE school or a RC school. The simple thing is that if your friends can't accept your beliefs, they aren't true friends since (hoping), you accept their beliefs.

[FlyingJesus]

I'd not bother mentioning it tbh. It's not something that has to be said, and it's only one morning a week for a short time init. For youth camps and stuff just make excuses for why you don't want to go or something, but if it's gonna stir up trouble there's no need to go around telling everyone you're an atheist. I have some weird beliefs about gods and stuff, but I don't go around letting everyone know because it just doesn't need to be done.