I'm am atheist and my parents are like the most religious ppl ever. They raised me as a Christian growing up I didn't hv freedom or privacy they always forced me to go to church I hated that I didn't hv any frnds at church and ppl made fun of me at church when I finally had the courage to tell my mom I didn't like going to church they told the pastors and made them come over to our house and they thought there was some evil energy trying to take over me or smth, I didn't even know they were coming and when they came all of a sudden they told me to change my clothes, I was 13 and wearing shorts and sleeveless top the shorts were also just above my knee and when I said no after the pastors left my dad hit me with a belt for like 2 hours straight and my mom just watched crying and convinced that if they hit me enough the 'evil spirit' in me will go away and after they finished hitting me they told me to go to my room and just locked the door I was there for like 3 hours without my phone I was crying so bad and fell asleep crying after that they expected me to eat and talk to them normally. now I'm 16 and they still hit me when I tell them I don't want to go to church even when I'm sick and can't move they still force me and I don't want to talk to them I hate my parents

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I'm am atheist and my parents are like the most religious ppl ever. They raised me as a Christian growing up I didn't hv freedom or privacy they always forced me to go to church I hated that I didn't hv any frnds at church and ppl made fun of me at church when I finally had the courage to tell my mom I didn't like going to church they told the pastors and made them come over to our house and they thought there was some evil energy trying to take over me or smth, I didn't even know they were coming and when they came all of a sudden they told me to change my clothes, I was 13 and wearing shorts and sleeveless top the shorts were also just above my knee and when I said no after the pastors left my dad hit me with a belt for like 2 hours straight and my mom just watched crying and convinced that if they hit me enough the 'evil spirit' in me will go away and after they finished hitting me they told me to go to my room and just locked the door I was there for like 3 hours without my phone I was crying so bad and fell asleep crying  after that they expected me to eat and talk to them normally. now I'm 16 and they still hit me when I tell them I don't want to go to church even when I'm sick and can't move they still force me and I don't want to talk to them I hate my parents

Anonymous Practitioner · Accepted Answer

Well tbh I also don't like to go and pray for that like I can but it for my own I don't want to go there and like mark my attendance and then pray like it's some kind of ritual that we have to continue it's really useless they always want us to step on and continue to there path but not understanding our choice but we can't do much till we get adult so I guess once you're adult enough you can try to express your feelings and understanding to them and if they don't get it then live separately I guess.