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I just recently moved out of my house and into my uncles house and he is a hardcore Christian man and believes that anything not christian is "of the devil", I myself am a follower of the old pagan type religions and he kind of found out and alwayz makes little jabs at me for not believing in god and tells me im going to hell and i dont know how to deal with it..if i tell him that i dont believe in god, he might kick me out of his house....what should i do...pretend not to believe what i do or tell him to stop?
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Dear "of the devil" christian:
don't give up on your uncle! he just doesn't understand. I too am Wiccan, and FINALLY got my mom to accept it this year, and I've been following it's ways for almost 5 years. just tell him. break it to him gently, tell him exactly what you do and why. let him know wiccans/pagans do not worship the devil, of all things I know. ;) just discuss it with him. don't argue, just sit and have a friendly conversation. if a conversation is hard to have with your uncle, write him a note, therefor no interruptions when you want to say your side. also it prevents any yelling and fighting and hurtful things done/said. or maybe write him and email and have him respond. either way, just talk to him about it. bring him books and facts to prove to him what you believe in. you have every right to be whatever you want to be, your uncle should love you regardless. and let him know you feel this way. good luck and let me know how it goes!!! Blessed be!!
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Tell him that there are other religions!! It seems like that he thinks he's going to heaven but I think DISCIMINATING(Tell him that he's doing that) Against other relgions will get him nowhere. If he does kick you out, That's more points to hell. (LOL) Anyway, I'm Wiccan. If it gets REALLY bad, Ignore him and do your stuff in private. That's what I do (I live in Texas, Land of alot of Hardcore Christians. No offense to them though. I can get KILLED for being Wiccan. I just pretend to not have a religon and do my stuff in private. Religon isn't supposed to be an open thing, It's YOUR belifs. It's what you think is around you. If he does kick you out, Blessed Be to you. (You can contact me and come live with me! JK JK!) I hope your uncle gets some sense knocked into him.
- En Garde'
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Tell him if he's a real Christian he'll stop acting like that
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so you dont believe in God?
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The most honorable thing to do would be to never, never deny what you believe. Of course. But I'm assuming you're a minor, and even though he is harassing you and your faith, there is little you can do about it. If he kicks you out of his house, do you have anywhere to go? If he is your sole guardian, or if you have no ability to live anywhere else, it's illegal to throw a minor out of your house.
I know that won't make things any easier.
In a practical way, it may be best to do the following:
Speak to your god and Goddess. Speak to or call them quietly, and explain your situation. They will understand. Ask them if they will be ok with you renouncing Them aloud, and tell Them that you will never deny them in your heart. It is likely that They know this already, but it'll feel good to hear it from Them.
You should do anything you can to live more or less peacefully with your uncle. Keep your faith a silent one. Hide your tools and books, if you have some, or make them look innocent: put a candle on the bookshelf, put flowers in your cauldron or bowl, etc. Tell him exactly what he wants to hear.
There is no shame in telling him that you don't believe what you do, so long as you feel the fire in your heart of your faith. Standing before him and saying "Of course I accept Jesus as my personal savior," and thinking, "I love the Goddess! I love the Ancient Path! I walk in the starlight and magick!" is perfectly acceptable.
If you have the strength, your life will change at some point and you will no longer have to hide your religion.
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I would say to find another roof to live under myself. But if thats not possible, your going to have to deal with it. Theres no getting around people making jabs at you for not believing in god, if they know you dont. Just dont talk to him at all about religion. And if he brings it up, dont deny yourself the right to express your opinion, but at the same time, dont get yourself in a situation where he will kick you out of the house, so if you have to, lie, and practice your own religion as a last resort. And dont do anything stupid...Thats a bad situation, and thats all the advice I have.
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first capitalize g in God and second i comend your uncle for making jabs at u. read the bible and pray 2 God
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Hi Sweetie,
You don't believe in God? ...Okay... But do you worship Satan? If you are Pagan then he has even MORE reason to kick you out (I'm not agreeing with im, I'm just telling you the reality of what his points of view might be). Well neverless, it depends how strong you feel about your morals. If you feel stronger enough about being Pagan or if you feel stronger enough about NOT beliving in God then be honest. If you don't really care then tell him you moved in with him to observe why he is Christian. If you are strong about your morals and he kicks you out there are several places where you can find shelters.
My best wishes. Hope everything works for the best. ~Blessed Be...
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again..religion conversations..guaranteed to start an argument. My sister beame a born again..oh man..the fights we had..now I never say anything..just believe what id do. If he is a fanatical..be careful...ok..they are truly hard to lvie wiht..so keep it sipped they mouth...you know what is right or wrong..ok
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Just don't talk to him about religion. Derr... if he says something is "of the devil" just go "yeah right". It's his house, when you have your own house you can put up your pagan posters.
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Heres a plan: Tell him your an athiest and maybe he will have a hard attack and die and you can inherit his stuff. It worked for me.
Proud to be an Atheist.
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Us pagans ahve the hardest times, don't we? In Victoria speak, he's an "uber-christian" in other words super christian. You, yourself, being a pagan, should know that many of the elements of the Christian religion are based upon pagan rituals. Maybe you should give him some history on his religion, instead of him trying to label yours. And if that doesn't work, and things get worse, you may have to live with someone else. Or instead of teaching him about his own religion, try talking to him, but it seems like hes a butt-hole so that may not work. Tell him that you do believe in a higher power, but you worship in a different way. Most pagans don't even belive in Satan, but you should leave that fact out. And if he kicks you out of the house, you can come live with me.
MAd Love,
Victoria
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ok I'm a christina too n u can tell him that his god saysin the bible if u read closly u are not to force somone to be christian but are supossed to try kindly and nicly and accept all ppl
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Tell him. also tell him if he can't except him then hes not a true christan. Hope it gets better.
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you believe in what you want and let him belive in whats he believes in. Just pertened that it doesnt bother you and he'll stop it or tell him exatly what am about to tell you IF HE'S SUCH A GOOD CHRISTAIN HE'D LET YOU BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU WANT AND JUST LEVE YOU TO YOUR OWN THNIG AND ONLY CONCERN HIMSELF WITH HIS LIFE AND NOT YOURS!!
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Well...he's your uncle and he loves you so you you should be able to tell him the truth without getting thrown out of his house...But if he is the type that would do something like that...let him know...but dont tell him everything at once cuz that would be rather harsh...and if you have a good reason for believing what you believe in, you shouldnt change your ways
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dear not god believer,
even I am dissapointed taht you dont believe in god, i am not trying to make you feel bad, but i am sort of a hard core christian too, and your father is right, you might go to you no where, but at least that is what my religion says. just give it time and if that doesn't help, ask him to stop and use the word PLEASE! if you jsut loose it, your dad won't throw you out of his house if he loves you, and practically ALL dads do love their, daughters/sons. but if he does kick you out (i highly doubt it) you can always go back with your uncle
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Nobody can tell you what you can and cannot believe. Be yourself and follow your beleifes. If he treatens to kick you out ask him if that is the christian thing to do. His God is a forgiving God.
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