How can I get my family to respect my religious views?

Okay. So I grew up in the whole mormon family and faced the very same problem and still do. I decided to be true to myself and what I belive in, I mean they get to, why should we have to give up our belifs to make them feel better. I love my family deeply and I’m sure you do too, but if you’re not true to what you belive then what’s the point? What I did was got them together and simply said “I’m only going to say this once… I have my belifs and you have yours I respect yours and I do not feel you do mine. I hope that in the future that will change and I will continue to respect yours. If you cannot respect my belifs then please respect me and have no further discussion on the matter.” Tell them that you belive that if there were a god, or your god, that he wouldn’t separate a family like that, I mean isn’t the what their whole religion is about anyway, family!!! So why if you don’t do certain things is that just ripped away, it doesn’t add up! Anywho, best of luck, it worked for me and we have a better relationship now, but it is still something that occasionaly comes up, but I just stick to what I said in the beginning and it usually subsides.

Hi I’m a mormon too :’(, you can ask them to respect your choice, as you respect their choice. The best thing to do might be to pray about it if you believe in such things. I hope that things work out for you. Good luck.

amblessed’s tends to questions like this by threatening you with eternal damnation. It all goes back to that ‘ignorance & intolerance’ thing.

Anyhoo…

Your sister needs to research the term ‘shallow’ and re-evaluate her opinions. Oh, and I’m not sure, but I think the Mormon God frowns upon on those who pass judgement on others…

Faith or lack thereof has eternal consequences.