shoving God down my throught

Tell your mother you’re gay*. Then, when she practically has a heart attack, go “no, just kidding. I don’t want to go to church, though”. She’ll be so relieved she won’t care.

• No responsibility is taken by the author of this post for the outcome if you follow these directions.

Your mother is misrepresenting God and what it means to be a Christian. Using God to CONTROL your children is the most common form of religion abuse. In the end, it will probably only push you further away from her ideals.

The Bible doesn’t say that you MUST to go to church, and listen to gospel music, to be a Christian.

Well you could do things to embarrass them at church if you have the guts. Just start laughing hysterically and yell out “oh my god, do you people really believe this stuff?” Do that a couple of times and they’ll beg you to stay home.

I understand. I believe in god to but I hate to go to church. Try to talk to your mom about it. I hate really religous people. I always picture the mom in Carrie. lol

She is way to over religious and protective you need to talk to her. It’s like the only way! Or if you refuse just do it when she isn’t looking.

I have talked 2 her. she always says “oh,jessica! you ARE you WILL go 2 church weather you like it or not!” she ALWAYS says that then all my family member such as my g-ma and g-pa jump on me forcin me 2 go 2 church

You are 13 so truthfully you don’t have a lot of choice. Until you are 18 your parents are responsible for you and try to act in your best interest.

If you are limited to gospel music check out a group called “Take 6.” They are amazing. Their musicianship has to be heard to be believed. I’m a frikin’ atheist and I groove on their music.

Anyway, taking toadally’s advice and being intentionally disruptive is asking for trouble. It might get you out of church but it also might escalate things with your parents so you have even fewer privileges. A better approach would be to listen to what they are saying then ask thoughtful and reasoned questions about their teachings. This way you will both grow in knowledge.

Wow I’m sorry to hear that. Plenty of people distort and plain out lie bout what the bible says. Unfortunly your underage. You mother is only caring for you the best way she knows how. However misguided the intentions are. The only thing is you’ll have to stand up to her sometime. Next time she gets on you about music other than gospel ask to see in the bible where it says you can’t listen. After all the bible is the only thing christians base their beliefs on. Tell her the bible has been written and rewritten by man and mistraslated over and over. That things have been added and taken away.

well I dont beleive in god but perhaps try telling her that knowone really knows what your god thinks music didnt exist around the time when man wrote the bible so theres nothing to be said about it and it wont be considererd evil in your religion unless its about satanic things, which not many bands sing about and you dont have to go to church beleiving in what you beleive in is enough churches were built so people could have somewere to pray nowdays there just about people trying to sell you something, trying to get your pity, trying to make you feel bad, or just not giving you the right information you have a home, you can pray there you dont need to be in a certain room with a bunch of people to do it were you pray makes no difference

Yeah, people at my school do that very often and it bugs me a whole lot. I don’t go to church unless it’s christmas eve, christmas, or easter. I personally don’t think it’s THAT necessary to go to church every weekend unless you truly absolutely love it. But yeah I’m sure god doesn’t think listening to like rock or rap is satanist im sure. She can’t necessarily force you to go to church every sunday and wednesday. Forcing you to listen to gospel music all the time is kinda outta control. Just tell her that if she’s a respectful mother, she’ll respect you enough that you don’t have to listen to Gospel music 24/7, maybe half the time. And going to church maybe every other week. Kinda make a deal with her, maybe cut everything in half. Going to church one week, and skipping one week etc etc.

*[“…im streeswed out about this. What do I do?”]

*Listen to your mom!!!

Avim

make a stand and say you wont go, say that god woudlnt like your mum to force you to do something you really hated

tell your mom you want to be a different religion

god tel her to back off girl..thats watt I had to do w my dad

Talk to your mom about it.

Hi, why don’t you try telling your mom that you would like to try another church and actually go there. Maybe it is the spesific church you don’t like.

I don’t personally believe in the Christian idea of God, though it’s not in my nature to trash talk him, or any of his followers. To each their own.

First things first, you have to figure out why you don’t like going to church. Is it that particular church, or the idea of church in general? Is there something about the people that go to the church that you don’t like, or you’re just tired of giving all your time to the church?

Suggest to your mom, that you wouldn’t mind going to church, but you don’t like going so often. Maybe you could just go on Sunday morning or something. It’s good for a person of a certain belief, to be surrounded by other people of the same belief. It’s healthy and good for you.

If that’s not it, why don’t you see if you can bring a friend with you? That way, it seems more like time you can hang out with your friend in a healthy environment, and not so much about being forced to be preached at.

Also, see about going to a different church. Maybe that would change your outlook entirely.

Oh, and jazlovestoskate: Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another —and all the more as you see the Day approaching. –Hebrews 10:25.

THATS HARD GIRL.. I UNDERSTAND U .. I THINK you SHOULD JUST TRY TO GET friends TO GO WITH you TO CHURCH OR SOMETHING .. TALK TO THEM AND TELL THEM HOW you FEEL.. ONCE your MOM SEES your FRIENDS GO TO CHURCH WITH you SHE MAY GIVE you MORE FREEDOM.. I UNDERSTAND your MOM CARES GRATLY FOR you BUT SHE NEED TO UNDERSTAND you TOO. I LOVE GOD WITH ALL MY HEART AS WEEL BUT SHE NEED TO KNOW THAT you CAN HAVE CONTACT WITH GOD EVERYWHERE NOT JUST AT CHURCH..GOD LIVES IN YOU .. I SEE TALKING TO your MOM DOESNT HELP AS MUCH.. SO JUST TRY TALKING TO your FRIENDS ABOUT IT.. AND SEE IF THEY CAN HELP.. OR TRY TALKING TO people AND FRIENDS FROM CHURCH ABOUT IT.. THEY MAY PROBABLY TALK TO your MOM ABOUT IT..AND MAY CHANGE HER WAY OF THINKING.. I HOPED I HELPED MONICA

Well for one, you dont have to go to Church in order to believe in God. Like someone said above it is just a place of worship. The Bible says you are suppose to be with someone of the same religion on Sundays, but that can be you family. I believe in God to and have not been to church in about 8 years. Not to be rude but it is people like your mom who give religion a bad name. Your mom can not force you to go to Church. And if she truly believes in God than she knows she cant force you to as well. In order for you to be accepted by God you and only you have to believe it. She sould know that religion and faith is something you can make others believe it is a choice, a good choice but still a choice.