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[Celsus]

How to tell your parents you don't believe their religion: video.

Sounds reasonable to me.

Any comments?

[Coachbob]

LOL

If your parents go to church regularly they are close minded. 

If your religious parents abuse you call the authorities. 

If your parents threaten you, stop. 

[Celsus]

LOL

If your parents go to church regularly they are close minded.  

Uh ... conservatives are not renowned for being open-minded, are they?

If your religious parents abuse you call the authorities.  

What's wrong with that?

If your parents threaten you, stop.  

Has happened before. So?

[Coachbob]

Uh ... conservatives are not renowned for being open-minded, are they?

You really do not see the irony in that statement, do you?

[Celsus]

Uh ... conservatives are not renowned for being open-minded, are they?

You really do not see the irony in that statement, do you?

No. I'm open-minded. But that doesn't mean I have to tolerate intolerance.

[Coachbob]

Uh ... conservatives are not renowned for being open-minded, are they?

And only conservatives go to Church regularly, right? 

[Celsus]

Uh ... conservatives are not renowned for being open-minded, are they?

And only conservatives go to Church regularly, right?

Most of the regular churchgoers seem to be conservative. Why?

[Jane Good]

If your religious parents abuse you call the authorities.  

What's wrong with that?

I would also like to know what is wrong with this?

[Celsus]

Also, regular church attendance was not the only criteria used and mentioned ... something you should have noticed  

[ChicagoHeathen]

I'll note that "conservative" and "liberal" are never mentioned in this video.

I think the guy gave a pretty good overview, and good advice to kids in the situation. I think most of the advice can be applied to a change from one religion to another as well as becoming an atheist.

I am not as certain of the guy's definition of "close-minded" at the end of the video, but that wasn't the main focus. The guy gave signs to look out for, not absolutes.

Someone can be close-minded about religion and open-minded about other things. I think that was clear. Liberals can be close-minded as well as conservatives.

On the whole, good video. Thanks, Celsus. I wish I had seen it when I was 15.

[Coachbob]

If your religious parents abuse you call the authorities.  

What's wrong with that?

I would also like to know what is wrong with this?

The presumption that parents will abuse kids who tell them they no longer believe.

[ChicagoHeathen]

The fact is that SOME parents will. Therefore, he warns that IF they start acting in a threatening and abusive manner, that kids should STOP right then with the revelation of their religious beliefs or lack thereof, and that, if things get bad, they should seek assistance. Nowhere does he say that all parents will do this, nor even all parents he defines as "close-minded" will do this.

[Celsus]

If your religious parents abuse you call the authorities.  

What's wrong with that?

I would also like to know what is wrong with this?

The presumption that parents will abuse kids who tell them they no longer believe.

He didn't imply that ALL parents will abuse their kids in these cases. He simply advised the kids/teens about what to do IF their parents start abusing them because of their deconversion.

You should be able to understand this nuance?

[Celsus]

The fact is that SOME parents will. Therefore, he warns that IF they start acting in a threatening and abusive manner, that kids should STOP right then with the revelation of their religious beliefs or lack thereof, and that, if things get bad, they should seek assistance. Nowhere does he say that all parents will do this, nor even all parents he defines as "close-minded" will do this.

Exactly. But don't confuse Coachbob with actual facts.

[River]

Hi Dal!

Nice to see ya!  Always liked your posts.  They put a smile on my face.

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