I need some help telling my religious grandma that I am tired of going to church, because im athiest and have been for the past year. What do I do?
Then you be plain with her. She may be old, but she's not close minded. Tell her your beliefs need proof. That you feel a need to prove things before you believe in them, and hope that she will understand. Most likely, she will, if you are diplomatic about it. x
While you are working out not having to go do something that totally doesn't excite you, just remember that Christianity is fear based so she's afraid if you don't seek salvation that your immortal soul will be damned forever. They believe that the only way to Heaven is by accepting Jesus Christ as your savior and if you don't - doom! So this is her way of expressing her love for you. Maybe you could talk to her about God is an Omnipresent energy embracing all, no matter what their beliefs. We are all children of the Creator and that is what the Jesus communicates; a human being wakes up and realizes they are one with Creation and he tells us "these things you will do and more". Anywho, I think she will relax more if you don't fight her beliefs but show her you have your own connection to God. I know you say you are an Atheist but I think you mean you don't accept certain beliefs about the Creator. I look at it as the Source of everything of which I am a part. The Buddhists define it as "that about which naught may be said" because the closer you get to Source the less you can box it in with definitions. Quantum physics is validating the Omnipresence. Also, the fact that you are there with your Grandma is a divine co-creation. Maybe it's time for Granny to wake up and even if she doesn't yield this life, like with my Mom, at least we know we planted some seeds that will sprout when their timing is right. I tried to wake people up for years and then I realized everyone has their perfect timing and their own soul agenda. Entities incarnate to write yet another chapter in their Book of Forever. It's all just an experience and will all pass away except for US; we will go on to another adventure
tell her that you go on saturdays, because that was the origional sabbath. or tell her that in order to go to church you would have to break the sabbath. or that you live your church, and that going to a building and listening to a preacher is redundent. or tell her that you worship the godess eris esoteric, and that you'd love to go to church, because everything that creates chaos pleases her. or go to church and fart loudly, often, and wetly. they'll stop asking you to come pretty quickly. or go to church and ask questions during the sermon. I wouldn't say that you were an athiest, cause then she'll never leave you alone. I tell my family (the ones that wouldn't understand eris) that my stance on god is the same as my stance on the federal government: the less attention they pay me the better. I say i try to fly 'below the radar' so to speak. then i point out that everybody in the bible that god took an interest in had a horrible, complicated, and often bloody life (jesus, moses, job, noah, lot, jacob, daniel, that one prophet that lived in a cave). basically, god's idea of fun is to fuck with people's lives and see how they react.
I don't like the term "God" myself - it brings up a picture of an old white man with a long white beard sitting on a cloud judging people. We all belong to the same Source, Omnipresence. It's very personal and one must discover one's connection for oneself. No one can define it for us but many wise entities have pointed the way. I had a near death experience in 1989 where I was immersed in this homogenous white light that had the frequency of Love. I felt the wholeness of our interconnectedness and total acceptance of who we are. The only way I know of getting there is in the meditative state practicing shutting up Monkey Mind and relaxing into that Love
Wow. Um....tell her you think the priest doesn't know what he's talking about, that you know more about God than he does? Becuase if you do tell her you're atheist, since she's religius she'll probably never get over it...I'm just saying from experience with deeply religius people, they don't like atheists! Good luck.
keep going and learn about people. you don't have to believe what you're being told. stay quiet and absorb the information you choose to.
