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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By Anonymous - 02/08/2021 21:01 - United States - Steele

Today, I finally mustered up the courage to tell my overly-religious parents that I'm an agnostic. They asked me why. As soon as I gave my reasons, my mom called me a "bigot" and hurled a bible at me, and it nailed me in the crotch. She then said, "That's what you get, non-believer." FML

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Godless

By fullyajar - 12/07/2021 11:01

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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By this is impossible - 05/01/2016 00:21 - United States - Norristown

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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By reb - 19/04/2014 17:25 - United Kingdom - Northolt

Today, my crazily elitist parents were so desperate to get me to dump my fiancé that they threatened to divorce if I didn't. When I told them to go ahead, they bitched me out for being disrespectful. FML

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By This is why people are abandoning religion. - 05/03/2024 05:00 - United States

Today, my parents have been slowly coming closer to figuring out that I'm an atheist. They've stated to me and my siblings since we were old enough to think independently that if any of us turned out to be atheists, they'd disown us. I'm not sure what to do here. 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

jcbinglis 7

Tuesday 7 May 2013 6:20

I can't even tell my own parents that I'm atheist because I'm afraid of shit like this. Religion is not a bad thing but stuff like this is why I don't hang out with a lot of religious people.

elizacandle 29

Sunday 16 June 2013 11:33

Parents NEVER consider themselves "other people" . They believe that they will always be on a pedestal in your eyes, and anything less...well that's just not acceptable. FYL Sorry.

jmcr 27

Friday 23 August 2013 3:16

Ppl saying to OP to move out it might not be so easy to do that his parents could still hound him/her even after that. While I'm an atheist I'll admit religion has done something for society in a way however it is also a great way of brainwashing people into complete obedience. Ppl like OP help reinforce that idea because they are forcing their beliefs on to others to earn brownie points to an invisible man in the sky. Debates about religion can be possible but not when it involves shoving it down a persons throat its like a penis in that way you can have it and be proud of it but doesnt mean you should force it down another persons throat

WingedLovely27 20

Wednesday 2 October 2013 7:27

I know your pain. -.-

Rababco 29

Thursday 13 February 2014 5:04

What does "create their own breed of Christianity" mean? Did they create their very own domination, or a creepy new cult of some sort? Either way OP, your parents seem to be a bit crazy, sending mixed messages like that. I hate when parents do that, it's so confusing!