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i don't think your relationship will change that much if you just sit them down and explain why you don't agree with the religion in question.

my entire family is baptist yet i have no set religion and my family is okay with that because they know how i feel about religion as a whole and know/understand my beliefs.

just talk to them and explain things, they love you and they'll understand more than you think they will

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All you can really do is sit down and ask them to be open minded about everything you wanna tell them. I went through the same thing with my parents a while back and all you can do is be open about it. If you don't believe, explain why to them. They may not understand, but ask them if they would rather you pretend to believe.

Maybe remind them that pretending to believe something they hold sacred may be worse than just leaving it altogether. And just remind them that it's not their fault, you have the ability to make your own choice based on your experiences.

yes exactly

sit with them and tell them how you feel i know they might be crushed at first but if they love you they will understand and be fine with it ^.^

why do you have to tell them before you leave for collage, Once you are at collage, you will have the time, to figure out the best way to explain to them.

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its your choice

how can you possibly follow something you dont believe in? I suppose just tell them that and say for now I want a break and maybe when I'm older I'll appreciate the religion more and believe in it.

My family are huge Catholics, and I don't believe in anything that I don't see [Agnostic]. A few years ago I stood up and decided to stop lying that I believed in it. I sat my Grandparents down and talked to them about it, and was being logical about it. They were a little bit upset, but they didn't force the issue down my throat and they no longer include me with the religion. I do my own thing now and make my own choices and beliefs.

You should try and do the same thing: Sit down with your parents and give them logical and detailed reasons as to why you don't believe in the religion and that you don't want to lie about it anymore [which is reasonable and understandable]. I don't know what kind of people your parents are, but hopefully they're not the type of people who will force it down your throat anyway. If they're going to change their perspective on you because of what you believe in, then that's not right and not your fault. Besides, if it does affect your relationship, that can always be fixed over time.