Letters to the Editor
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Hmmm
At the risk of getting people mad again, this seems like another situation similar to Cary's questioning the LW who dressed in ways that people perceive as lesbian and then was frustrated that her boss thought she was a lesbian. I do not understand why today's LW chose to go to a religious school when he did not believe the religion that the school asked people to believe in. There are thousands of schools in this country with non-religious ones often having the best reputation. Why not go to one of those? It makes me wonder if the LW is actually more ambivalent about his own beliefs and less the perceptions of others.
Now, the issue with the parents is different. Parent-child relationships are the exceedingly powerful and important but not chosen. Believers and non-believers have a natural struggle because the believer fears not seeing their loved one in the afterlife. I don't think there is a good answer here. My general advice would be to just not force the conversation much, show love through deeds, and everyone will either be judged someday or not.
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