aaronson:
Op I suggest you pretend and blend in with them, you will not be with them forever. My parents never liked my idea of Atheism initially but the day I HUMILIATED their pastor during service, they start to respect my idea about Atheism and my dad even stopped church.

My advice is pretend to do every religious participation you told to do just for camouflage, You know yourself outside their roof.

looool

jjcena:

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When God destroyed the entire world with a flood of water. Only seven people were kept alive. God does not care about the number of people who have chosen not to serve him.

Genocide
Oh I Forgot God Is Love And Those Kids And Pregnant Women Who Drowned Oh God Is So Good

Disown as how? Freeze ur Life or ur Brain somewhere or what? Disown should not be used on Independent Adults pls.. Not like the Father is Dangote sef..

aaronson:
Op I suggest you pretend and blend in with them, you will not be with them forever. My parents never liked my idea of Atheism initially but the day I HUMILIATED their pastor during service, they start to respect my idea about Atheism and my dad even stopped church.

My advice is pretend to do every religious participation you told to do just for camouflage, You know yourself outside their roof.

How come you are not asking him to humiliate his pastor too

tukdi:
Clap for your self!!! Don't ever try to pollute nairaland with whatever you are! Keep it to your self! Atheist my foot! My advice to you is this: Look for a Church of God and surrender your life to christ! Believe in Jesus Christ for in him, you will find evrything you want! God in heaven will make you a success story! Happy Sunday to you with Love!

you deserve to be banned, chapter 4 of the Nigerian constitution, stipulates freedom of religion so as a/some nairaland rule(s).no wonder people desert Christianity, when you preach aggressively ,force people to worship God in the name of avoiding hell.LET ME TELL U SOMETHING, THE SCALES HAVE FALLEN FROM OUR EYES AND WE HAVE BEGAN TO SEE THE TRUTH.

braithwaite:
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Op..we understand your ordeal

>Is creationist an option ?:well the answer isn't just for the loose head

African parents dont allow their children to develop their own opinions, from the aspect of this they tend thier child from the way they wer raised, as a religious parent they're,the goal is to doctrinate the belive system into the child,and to encourage them to learn how to think from the Biblical or Islamic concept regardless of their contradictions And yes, this definitely benefits the child .in as much as the child keep on the religious track..

What this religious parents dont understabd is,they force kids to do all kinds of things that they should do, choose their schools, choose where they will live, choose what clothes they will be permitted to wear, what God you're to worship.. and to shock em, you say you're an ATHEIST


Parents ,exposing kids to diverse experiences and ideas is a good thing, because we all need to self-identify and that can't happen in a sheltered environment. Denying the child,that only delays the process, potentially causing some deep, ugly problems later in life.
Nobody should choose a belief for another person, especially a child. You can take all the things you think benefitted you being raised a Christian/Muslim or a Stione worshipper and just implement them in your family life. It's not necessary to infect an this on a child with the faith virus,and religion bullshit.. parents should leave em.

So op the basic idea is that you have freedom of religion or belief. It is up to them what they believe or don't believe. Your job is to expose them to different ways of thinking and different belief systems so that they know what their options are.you shouldn't interject your feelings into em.but no matter how you try this your parents will tell you what you don't wanna hear.. telling you series and tales of how young you still are to know what theyve knew.

>how do they know their religion is the one true religion?

Religions force beliefs without reason and behaviours without pity. Atheism is not a religion - it gives space to doubts, research, it lets the mind explore alternatives and seek truth.






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lol.you are talking about the utopian home.in a real chritian family your parents religion is your religion whether you like it or not.if they see you want to think out of the box they'll use threats,emotional blackmail and psychological abuse to make you comply as long as you're still living under their roof and they're the ones paying your school fees

Solution live the kind of life they want you to live. If it's to go to church every day go,iF its to dress like a spirikoko dress it.when you finally get a job and move out live the life you want to live and if they start making noise give it to them back because They have nothing which They can use to force you into a life that you don't want

OZAOEKPE:

of all of them only plaetton and jonnydon22 get human feelings than the rest. son of lucifer that one na buhari son

bro Ymodulus get serious human feelings too, pass 90% men of God. U never encounter am be that.

mrwonlasewonie:
lol.you are talking about the utopian home.in a real chritian family your parents religion is your religion whether you like it or not.if they see you want to think out of the box they'll use threats,emotional blackmail and psychological abuse to make you comply as long as you're still living under their roof and they're the ones paying your school fees

Solution live the kind of life they want you to live. If it's to go to church every day go,iF its to dress like a spirikoko dress it.when you finally get a job and move out live the life you want to live and if they start making noise give it to them back because They have nothing which They can use to force you into a life that you don't want

Gbam..you crack it

Rossikki:
Oh shut up. Brainwashed man.

Lol, you don't have to be rude, its the path I've chosen, you free to choose yours.

As you can see I didn't blame the Op. He has the right to choose his path. I only blame his parent for not doing enough brainwashing job on him

Slimberry1:


lmao, tell this guy o, it's just like you living in Nigeria and you not abiding by the rules of Nigeria, bruh you cannot get your parent's love without abiding by their most important 'principle'... Religion.

Exactly!

So you believed in a book that says plant was in existence before the sun right?




Oh ok

jjcena:

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When God destroyed the entire world with a flood of water. Only seven people were kept alive. God does not care about the number of people who have chosen not to serve him.

@op, what really motivate you to be Atheist? i believe that you are still a young man, first of have that conviction of what you believe and what you don't believe.

You have to weigh your parent religion and if there anything you can learn.
You have to be careful of what you believe.

For me God is still in the business of saving lives. Talking from experience. I don't think your parent will lead you wrongly

Fabulocity:
Sonoflucifer

Is he an atheist or satanist?

ireneony:

What kind of backward thinking is that
As a christian i may choose to get married to a muslim, my parents does not have the right to choose for me.

Today i decide not to go to church, my sisters and mum are went. ..but they can't force me cos I'm an adult.

Your parents can't disown u.. they're just forming threat


Well i like my kind of person, u can't force me to drink water wen i don't want to

Dats the point...U are an adult, maybe he/she is not! Till he/she becomes one, he has to play by the rules.

ireneony:

What kind of backward thinking is that
As a christian i may choose to get married to a muslim, my parents does not have the right to choose for me.

Today i decide not to go to church, my sisters and mum are went. ..but they can't force me cos I'm an adult.

Your parents can't disown u.. they're just forming threat


Well i like my kind of person, u can't force me to drink water wen i don't want to

i didn't go to church today either. church is overrated in nigeria, i think. it isn't really creating morally upright citizens as it should. how many christians are conscious of Jesus's teachings in their hearts

Greenbullet:
you deserve to be banned, chapter 4 of the Nigerian constitution, stipulates freedom of religion so as a/some nairaland rule(s).no wonder people desert Christianity, when you preach aggressively ,force people to worship God in the name of avoiding hell.LET ME TELL U SOMETHING, THE SCALES HAVE FALLEN FROM OUR EYES AND WE HAVE BEGAN TO SEE THE TRUTH.

I'm a Christian by choice and not because My parents forced their religion down my throat but I can say some Christians aggressive behaviours and utterances while preaching and using hell as threats has made atheist.

You should worship God because of your conviction and not because you don't want to go to hell

Secondly I had a friend who was telling me that her father was a pastor of xyz church and her mom an envangelist.They forced her to be in the choir against her wish as a child. When she became more matured and older with a source of income she was still in the choir but was looking for a way to quit because she saw a lot of hypocrisy going on.

So on a faithful Sunday she was supposed to be the lead chorister and all of a sudden the assistant pastor snatched the microphone from her hands saying she cannot stand on a holy pulpit to sing with painted nails and lipstick. That was when she got angry,went to her sit,picked up her bags and left. Right at the altar.her mother ran after her demanding explanations of what went on there. She called the mother's bluff,went home packed het stuffs and left.if you see het you can never say she's a pastor's daughter and she's an atheist

Bottom line is that extremism and force used by religious parents often make their kids end up as atheists Especially When They discover the hypocrisy that goes on in the church. If a child is allowed to choose his religion and think outside THE box I'm telling you he will be more dedicated and passionate about his religion

Religion isn't something you can force on a child. The child will only pretend for a while to satisfy you and rebel when you can't force him again

Therefore personal conviction ANd good character will influence him to become a Christian rather than force and emotional abuse

Elohim1:

See What We Are Talking About Educate Urself The Big bang Is Not A Blast Its An Expansion Of Energy!!! I Don't Know Where This Olodo are coming from

Call it an expansion of energy or whatever you want, however, alternative nomenclature does not make it an endothermic phenomenon, rather anything that lets out energy (as is the case with energy expansion here) is an exothermic phenomenon and is normally associated with blast or explosions. And believe me, any expansion that has to bring about change, a change like establishment of new life can never be endothermic, such energy can never be contained by anything whatsoever, so we are left with the only option of the energy expansion (as you term it) being an exothermic phenomenon which in turn is not acceptable scientifically or logically because an energy of a magnitude of such that can bring about life is simply impossible, if it was, its products I.e man, should be able to withstand an energy of trillions of degrees of heat which is a form of energy , just one of the forms of energy itself!.
It is funny how a person that does not understand something as simple as the principle of physics approve of the disputed "big bang theory' and oh, last time I checked, 'bang' actually means explosion and not expansion.

Atheists or those questioning their faith are usually advised to keep their status secret while they are still dependent on their parents or other family members.

You should not reveal your preference/status from a point of view which puts those you depend upon on the defensive. Don't even try to create religious arguments if the result is to prove them wrong immediately. Always start with simple, non argumentative questions, learn about their stance. If they appear to be dogmatic, be extra careful.

If OP isn't dependent on his/her parents, no need to worry. Stop arguing religion with them, stop making fun of them if you are, instead, start asking questions (smart questions that makes them feel like you really want to learn) and listen to what they have to say. Tell them you will think about it and do. You don't need to come back with something that makes them look foolish, instead, point out that their point may be valid but non universal, etc, and put in your own experience and why you have your own views. Don't argue, strive for peace.

If OP is still dependent however, keep things on the down low. If you've told them they are wrong, misinformed etc, apologise. Tell them you are sorry and would love to learn about their perspectives but that you won't like to be forced to accept what they believe without giving you explanations on why they believe it and time to consider their explanations.

If they tell you that the bible or Quran is the only proof they need, don't argue. Tell them about the history of how books like the bible and Quran were written, the oral traditions and time lags, the difficulties in translation, the differences in opinion/translation and tell them that is why you have trouble believing it immediately. If they are smart parents who are capable of learning, they will understand and also try to learn why you think the way you do. If they are dogmatic however, shut up, participate in non-harmful events they force you to, bide your time, and one day, you'll be independent and free to do what you like.

They shouldn't only dis-own u but they should cut off your head because u are not what living

Sonoflucifer is not an atheist , he is a Satanist

Fabulocity:
Sonoflucifer
Alfaseltzer or something like that
Plaetton
menesheh
Jonnydon22
Kevoh
Etc

Thanx all




Stephenmorris I will reply u

All the same. He doesn't believe in God either ways

chiefolododo:
Sonoflucifer is not an atheist , he is a Satanist

Since you are an atheist, disown the existence of your parents. Just believed that you feel from the sky and that no man, nor woman mated that produced you. Atheist and foolishness. Park well jor and let real human beings pass.

anonym0us:
I'm from a Christian home but since my childhood I find it hard to be in any religion..i was always forced to go to church.sometimes my mum will invite the pastor and prayer warriors to conduct a deliverance section on me but still I'm always skeptical about religion..now I'm old enough to decide what I need and the kind of spiritual or non spiritual life I want to live but my parents always treat me like an outcast whenever I'm around . They even threatened to disown me if I don't get baptized...

plus other things I wouldn't like to mention
please how do atheist in the house cope with this kind of situation

only a stupidly ignorant person will find himself in a place and not want to know how it was created.
it's just like going into a room, you find a Tv, you successfully turned it on, then you study the remote well to learn other functions, without giving a thought to know how that TV got there.
no matter how you see christianity or the bible, it is the only proof that come close enough towards explaining the existence of human and the world as whole, or do you believe in the theory that says the early man and animals EVOLVED(4real nigga?) into what they are today? BS!!
the bible is older than your great grandmother, world renown scientist and everyone in the world today.
so who are you to say God doesn't exist and what makes you even qualified to say such?
what do you know about creation?
what do you know about death?
have you even read through your Bible form Genesis to Revelation?
how far have you researched to find out the truth for yourself?
Nothing! Nothing!! Nothing!!!

Atheists( especially Nigerians) are the most ignorant people i've ever seen. most of them don't want to know about what happens beyond them, all they want to know is what is happening around them and they give you that "Let's face reality" BS, without considering that the only thing actually REAL in this world Is DEATH. yes, death! that empty being right there is the true state of man. No life, no memory of his kids, doesn't know he has a company, doesn't even he once wedded a woman named Lola and has a kid named Ada. Everything wiped away!

ify2016:
Since you are under their umbrella, just be careful with them.
Perhaps when you gain freedom maybe while in the higher institution continue with your choice of life after all what matters in life is morality and religion is not morality in totality.

Make your choice as soon as you gain your freedom

Wishing you Success in your decision

Join this on your Facebook. Atheist Republic

ify2016:
May the Almighty God bless them as they embark on family journey come July 23rd 2016.

I tap into this testimony my fellow Nairaland.

I told people that Nigerians are ostensibly religious they didn't agree .

BlueEmbers:


Call it an expansion of energy or whatever you want, however, alternative nomenclature does not make it an endothermic phenomenon, rather anything that lets out energy (as is the case with energy expansion here) is an exothermic phenomenon and is normally associated with blast or explosions. And believe me, any expansion that has to bring about change, a change like establishment of new life can never be endothermic, such energy can never be contained by anything whatsoever, so we are left with the only option of the energy expansion (as you term it) being an exothermic phenomenon which in turn is not acceptable scientifically or logically because an energy of a magnitude of such that can bring about life is simply impossible, if it was, its products I.e man, should be able to withstand an energy of trillions of degrees of heat which is a form of energy , just one of the forms of energy itself!.
It is funny how a person that does not understand something as simple as the principle of physics approve of the disputed "big bang theory' and oh, last time I checked, 'bang' actually means explosion and not expansion.

Lol Educate Ur Self

frank417:
only a stupidly ignorant person will find himself in a place and not want to know how it was created.
it's just like going into a room, you find a Tv, you successfully turned it on, then you study the remote well to learn other functions, without giving a thought to know how that TV got there.
no matter how you see christianity or the bible, it is the only proof that come close enough towards explaining the existence of human and the world as whole, or do you believe in the theory that says the early man and animals EVOLVED(4real nigga?) into what they are today? BS!!
the bible is older than your great grandmother, world renown scientist and everyone in the world today.
so who are you to say God doesn't exist and what makes you even qualified to say such?
what do you know about creation?
what do you know about death?
have you even read through your Bible form Genesis to Revelation?
how far have you researched to find out the truth for yourself?
Nothing! Nothing!! Nothing!!!

Atheists( especially Nigerians) are the most ignorant people i've ever seen. most of them don't want to know about what happens beyond them, all they want to know is what is happening around them and they give you that "Let's face reality" BS, without considering that the only thing actually REAL in this world Is DEATH. yes, death! that empty being right there is the true state of man. No life, no memory of his kids, doesn't know he has a company, doesn't even he once wedded a woman named Lola and has a kid named Ada. Everything wiped away!

Doesn't Mean Ur God Created It!!

luluosas:
Since you are an atheist, disown the existence of your parents. Just believed that you feel from the sky and that no man, nor woman mated that produced you. Atheist and foolishness. Park well jor and let real human beings pass.

are u a Christian please

Elohim1:

Doesn't Mean Ur God Created It!!

Then who?
this what i'm talking about!
you don't know anything, and can't explain anything, but yet believe that there is no God and don't want to know.
Nothing to back your reasons, nothing to talk about.
Nothing! Nothing!! Nothing!!

Atheists(especially Nigerians): Ignorance at its peak!!

To be frank though, being a non-theist in our society is hard. Very hard. But if it's the path you've chosen, stick to it and weather the storm.

Out of over 100,000 spermatozans your mum took, you were the fastest?!
Smh.

Yes, with all humility I am a Christian. I was created by GOD whom you atheist doubts His existence, and one day, I will die and will stand before Him face to face in heaven. Take care

anonym0us:
are u a Christian please