well you may just have to tolerate your parents and their beliefs until you get a bit older.at 13 they can still make you go to mass and junk like that.so tough it out and form your own opinions and then when you are old enough do what you feel is right when it concerns religion.

i think you should tell your parents, see how they take it maybe they'll understand if not then try telling a friend....you really cant be force to believe in something if you dont want to believe in it.

jus to tell you their is a god and their is a devil. PERIOD!!!

But that may make them have the poster do worse things, like meet with the priest all of the time or become more involved in the church, so it could easily backfire.

Dude you looking for fellow anti christ look no further this site is coverd with them, if you believe in god on here you are the freak like seriously just stop going to school and sit here on this site in the chat room you will love it and dont forget to watch the discovery channel with the "knights of the templer" special at the same time so you can sit there and listen to them tell you that christ had kids and still has off spring today that being protected by the last of the knights who escaped. GOOD LUCK

its not weird to not believe in these things. but it might be very hard to bring it up with your parents. most people who are very religious are..how do you say..defensive, and try to force the religion upon other people

i on the other hand was brought up wiccan, it was not forced, it had my choice of ..browsing the other religions, but this is the one i thought best fit me.

you may as you get older find one you like better, or just stay an atheist..which is fine as well

as for the parents..find the perfect time to tell them no sooner, you might give them a heart attack! maybe wait a few years

Haha ignore the fanatics that have posted... they like to talk the talk.

It is always hard to deviate from what your parents have taught you, but you are an individual, and its commendable that you are thinking about spirituality on your own at such a young age. Be gentle when you tell your parents. I was about your age when I was bat-mitzvah'd and I decided to part ways spiritually with my religious parents.
My personal advice, and you don;t have to take it, is that you follow the customs that your parents have taught you thus far, even if it means sucking it up and doing it just for them. You can tell them you are having doubting thoughts, but trust me, humoring them and going to prayer etc. makes the transition much easier for them, and its only temporary for you.
You can always change your mind if you find spirituality calling you again :)

i know you weren't commenting on me about your idea there. but if he/she really feels that way, he/she shouldn't bottle it all up and just pretend that she believes in the same things, and it will only make it harder for his/her parents when he/she tells them

Thats not what I meant at all. With established religion there are many cultural and social elements aside from the religious aspects.
(As an opinion I believe that organised religion is clouded by centuries of meaningless ritual that clouds the true spirituality religion is supposed to promote)
I suggest that he stand by his parents during these things, not pretend anything. You can go to temple and sit through services, but still make clear that you find no value in it.
People tend to think its ideally an all-or-nothing package deal... you are athiest and do no ritual, or you are religious and do all. This isn't the case, and it took me a few years to find a comfortable balance.

Also, your parents will respect you more for "humoring" them when it comes to ritual. Its weird, but true for me and some fellow athiest/agnostics.

or she, dunno

he/she may be afraid to tell their parents right now, for fear of rejection, but how do you know that they won't have an open mind to it? after all some parents do love their children no matter what.

and pretending something your not just for your family, goes the same ways in religion, homosexuality,a college you don't want to go to, a career you hate, etc..etc

he/ she should just let them know how they feel out right, it will make them feel so much better

You are not reading correctly. How much clearer can I make myself? Try reading my explanation again, you will see I am not telling her/him to pretend anything.
Realistically, parents who are religious themselves will show some kind of dismay when their children outright drop their customs.
ugh, just read it.

i seeee what your saying..but really what is the point of sitting through a service you are going to want to throw something at someone? why humor? thats the same as pretending in my eyes

say i was a lesbian..just say..and i tell my mom this and she says thats unacceptable, so to humor her i get a boyfriend to hang out with around her...and she wants to see me kiss him here and there to confirm he is my boyfriend (like going to the service you see?)complete and total lie to myself

how is this fair? its not

just dont let ppl control your belifes dude.

Its totally up to you what you want to believe in. Dont let anyone dictate to you what you should do, make your own mind up, you have free will. You are your own person with your own mind.

That is a horrible analogy. You can't simply equate religion with sexuality and run away like that.
If the person were of another religion, say, Judiasm, then it would be unfair to force themselves to go to a christian service (if they were too weak to remove the religious aspects from the social)

Here is another stupid analogy for you:
Your great aunt dies. You don't believe in heaven/hell/afterlife. You go to the service for social reasons. This is somewhat the same, and illustrates my point.

i believe in god but i can see were your coming from its like how do we know if its true sure peopl might say the bible but how do we know someone didnt just write trying to make a cult or a big joke!!!

Look adults can have imaganary friends too and that is religion!

Anyway just do what you think is right and who knows!

Your parents can't kill you for not liking this "god"

So pray for someone who actually exists! Like me!

you will when your in hell burn baby burn

@: shooty12

Well if this devil does exist I'm quite sure that he will party with me instead!

Oh and this brings up the time I turned 2 mormens away from christianity and another time where they gave me a leaflet and put it in the bin right in front of them!