I’m 16, and I’ve been an atheist since around October. I live in a Christian household. My dad is a Calvinist. I’m not sure what my mom or my siblings believe, but it has been really hard to keep up the facade of being Christian while actually being atheist. I don’t really know what to do.
I’ve recently been trying to get my parents to stop making me go to church, but it hasn’t worked. I told them I don’t think it’s disrespectful not to stand during worship. My dad even said at one point that he questions my faith.
So what do I do? How do I keep up the facade of being a Christian? I want to tell them, but I’m afraid of the consequences. I’ve seen a lot of advice online saying to just wait until I’m 18 or until I move out. I don’t want to wait that long, but at the same time I don’t know what else to do.
Does anyone have advice on how to tell my parents, or how I can keep appearing Christian without actually being one? Please help me with this.