Weird, Religion and Miscellaneous: It's not a cult, I swear

It's not a cult, I swear

By Anonymous - 28/04/2013 20:19 - United States - San Diego

Today, my parents threatened to kick me out of the house if I didn't agree to convert to their new brand of Christianity. This is a day after they ranted at me about how I should speak my mind more and not let myself be controlled by other people. FML

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By non believer - 23/09/2010 06:08 - United States

Today, I told my parents I no longer believe in the religion they strictly raised me under. They responded by kicking me out of the house. I'm broke, jobless, and the only person that will take me in is my psycho ex-girlfriend who never got over me. FML

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Today, while having dinner with my girlfriend's very religious parents, her mother called me a heathen and said she'd convert me one day. She wasn't kidding. FML

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Today, my dad sat me and my sister down and give us a "talk". More like an angry irrational rant. He forbade us from being gay, marrying a Muslim or a black person, demanded kids from both of us, and threatened to disown us if we didn't. Where's my free will? FML

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The big man upstairs

By Anonymous - 29/08/2023 22:00 - United States - Denver

Today, I was informed by my parents that their relationship with God is more important than their relationship with me. FML

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By gelly donut - 22/10/2023 20:00

Today, my parents disowned me because I told them I don’t want kids. FML

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By WANTED: livable planet - 12/01/2023 12:00

Today, I mentioned to my parents that, considering the state of the world, the government needs to get its act together and ban guns, gas cars, meat, animal products, and plastic, among other things. They threatened to kick me out, saying I should "go live with the other dumbass hippies." FML

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Freedom

By heartbroken - 17/04/2023 09:00 - United States

Today, I’m devastated that I had to completely sever all ties with my mother. She’s a hyper religious zealot who’s gone as far as to threaten to kidnap my children in order to get them baptized after I refused to raise them in her archaic, abusive, oppressive cult-like “church”. FML

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Dracoboxer357 35

Monday 29 April 2013 1:30

That's sad when a personal belief causes relatives to disown you. :(

PrimeEvilTahir 24

Monday 29 April 2013 2:02

It's amazing how people just blindly believe every stupid thing they hear without doing their own research. If I had a dollar for every negative thing I hear about Islam, I'd be richer than the Saudi royal family...

Comments

StormyZero 11

Monday 29 April 2013 3:37

Lie until you can move out because no one should be able to force their beliefs on you.

fml0505 22

Monday 29 April 2013 3:52

Just go along with it until you move out, then break the news to them.

deepunder 17

Monday 29 April 2013 4:15

Hypocrites are stupid and lack memory. Just go atheist and if they kick u out, thats child abuse or something.

NagainaFier 16

Monday 29 April 2013 5:02

Not quite child abuse, though legally (where I live), a parent cannot kick their child out if that child is still a minor. Legally at least. I dunno if Id want to fight my way back into a house that gave me the boot.

olpally 32

Monday 29 April 2013 4:22

Tell them to stop being such idiots and explain to them that they are being unbelievable hypocrites about this. Your parents are crazy.

flaca273 7

Monday 29 April 2013 4:24

Wait how can God force you to have free will if it's free will?

NagainaFier 16

Monday 29 April 2013 4:57

No need to be rude, 41! The rest of the comment was relevant, and he wasn't going off on a tangent.

SystemofaBlink41 27

Monday 29 April 2013 5:22

Currently I'm not Christian with super christian parents. I keep it to myself because I know my mom will shove it down my throat until I "convert".

Zebediabolical 39

Monday 29 April 2013 5:39

Religions and opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one and they all stink except for mine!

thejimler 9

Monday 29 April 2013 5:56

Its nice to see that unconditional love as a parent really means "I think of you as my pet and servant, behave and do as I tell you and I may give you a treat. Disagree with me and I will ruin your life." In a few generations there probably is going to be a large percentage of the population coming out as atheist or agnostic, they currently choose to identify themselves as christians or muslims in order to prevent falling out with family or even intimidation and murder in the more batshit fundamental communities. My uncle decided to come out as gay after my grandmother died, though I have mixed feelings about it since he had a family before that.

outoftown 26

Monday 29 April 2013 6:36

Real rock and a hard place, OP :( If you're in school, talk with a counselor about your legal rights and options (especially if you're a minor). See if you can live with friends or other family who are also shocked at how your parents are behaving. Don't keep quiet about this; try to get all the help you can. Best wishes from one whose family also went off the religious deep end.