You’ve really never spoken to your mom about this? I’m not sure why I’m surprised by that because I am aware of how devout she is, but don’t you think she has at least a sinking suspicion?

Don’t feel too bad about it though. I’m fairly sure Troman’s parents still don’t know he has tattoos.

She has no idea. She’s a Believer, man… stuff like this is completely refutable by the existence of the Holy Bible, remember?

My mom knows now that I’m an atheist. But she doesn’t want to hear it or believe it. I guess if you do believe in god, you don’t want to believe your kid is going to hell cause he doesn’t.

Precisely.

My parents are both devout catholics and are well aware that I’m an atheist. My dad I don’t think cares, my mom does only (as I’ve posted on here) as it relates to my kids. She long ago gave up on me, although the thing is that like almost my entire belief system regarding the world around me(religious, political, economic, etc.) she kind of dismisses everything by chalking it up to some teen agnsty raging against the system and a reflexively anti-authoritarian streak. There’s no doubt some of that but it’s both hysterical and infuriating that she can’t fathom that at 38, with numerous degrees to my name and 20 years of being in the workforce, and having kids, and owning homes and seeing the world around me, that my opinions might actually be born of a sincere belief in what I stand for. I honestly think she things that at some point I’m just going to snap out of all of this, most specificaly the atheism.

Another thing about this is that my parents still get solicitation/junk mail/courtesy calls from every anti-religious, pro-civil liberties, pro-separation of church and state group I belonged to. In some cases still belong to, but they must still keep old addresses on file. And my mom is the type who won’t throw mail for someone else away no matter how many times I tell her she can. So there’s always a big stack of lefty junk mail sitting on her kitchen counter at all times, staring at her, reminding her of her failures as a catholic parent.

Kevin said:

So there’s always a big stack of lefty junk mail sitting on her kitchen counter at all times, staring at her, reminding her of her failures as a catholic parent.

That made me chuckle. I hope you don’t mind.

The last time religion came up was when I made a crack about that born-again cousin of mine. She gave me a playful shot to the arm with, “Oh stop.” So I guess my mom is either over it or just gave up.

My father is a strange one. He attends church on the special occasions, but considers a devout member of any religion as some kind of fanatic. All-in-all, I’d say he just thinks there are way more important things to be thinking about.

My cousins wedding was on Saturday, and her parents, and possibly her, are born agains. When we sat down, there was note that, in leiu of wedding favors, a donation had been made to Focus on the Family, followed by some quotes from James Dobson. It made me wish that I, as my dad, uncle, and cousin had done, worn an Obama pin, just to be a jerk.

Holy shit. I would have left.

Thats because you’re a bad person.

If James Dobson is a bad person, and I’m offended by money being given to him in my name, doesn’t that makes me a good person?

No, because you’d be leaving your cousins wedding over a difference of opinion on someone who isn’t even there. And various other reasons.

Paris said:

Kevin said:

So there’s always a big stack of lefty junk mail sitting on her kitchen counter at all times, staring at her, reminding her of her failures as a catholic parent.

That made me chuckle. I hope you don’t mind.

Not at all. It’s hysterical. It makes me laugh every time I’m over there.