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writes:I am 11 years old and I'm a pretty strict athiest.I decided thatr I didn't believe in God when I was around 8-9 years old and I have always been to a christian school and my mum is a christian even though my dad isn't.I just find it difficault because I have read this book we have for citezenship and it asks about religeon in a sort of circle time way, like "Put your hand up if you believe in God!" and I won't because I don't but this girl is being mean to me and I think she is doing this because of my religeon but I have no proof and there is no point going to my teach coz she is a strict christian and she hates my guts (probably not coz I'm athiest but I have a feeling she doesn't really like anyone) .I am sort of dreading when this comes up and I know she will make something of it that makes me feeling stupid or silly.plz helph.x
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reader, anonymous, writes (20 May 2009): Hey! I'm in the exact same situation: an atheist in a fundamentalist christian school. I chose the smartest route possible (in my opinion), I didn't tell anyone that i'm an atheist. I just ignore all the religious dogma, bible is an exception a bad grade would ruin my gpa. I would suggest talking to your parents about switching schools, if this is not possible the i'm sorry you're stuck until you graduate
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reader, AxelVIII  +, writes (3 April 2009):
 well honestly.. if i were YOU and if you colliuge were a GUY I'd slap him across the face, get in trouble with he nun or whatever.If the nun says "that is against god" or something like that just say this: Well.... I don't believe in god so I guess those rules don't apply to me.. I'm atheist."I don't believe in god either. I'm atheist. I ave a god of my own. im |MY world. and i doubt that us atheists will go to hell..
hope this was helpful
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reader, anonymous, writes (30 December 2007): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionHey,
Thanks for the advice,
I don't think I will become agnostic because I really don't think there is anything "up there" so being agnostic would just be silly, as I would really be agnostic anyway.
Moving shcool is out of the question really coz I'm not going anywhere near the comprehensive near me and the other shcools in my area are going to be knocked down while I'm doing my GCSE's.
I resolved this issue by finding out if I was the only person who didn't "believe" and it turns ut that there aree several of us and some agnostic people too.
As for my teacher, she still hates my guts but I think it's more bercause I don't tuck my shirt in every 10 minutes or something equaly rediculous.
Best Wishes,
H.
xxx
PS. To El Dente, I can't seem to access you too private message me. Thanks again, H.
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reader, El Dente +, writes (15 December 2007):
 I'm a very strict atheist too and I congratulate you for makeing this descision by yourself! Congratulations, you can think for yourself and pulling away from your parents beliefs is very hard when you're still in school. Firstly, if this girl is teasing you because of your beliefs then just let it bounce off, it's your decision and (in my opinion) it's the right one, you're at a very good age now you have made your decision to start constructing arguments and well thought out reasons for your beliefs.
From the style of your writing and the fact that you have made your own decision about this matter so early I am guessing that you are rather intelligent and would be able to handle some very useful books that can help you with these reasons and arguments. Try 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins (and any other books by him) and 'Letter to a Christian Nation' by Sam Harris. As for your teacher, if she is respectable and a nice person then she wont judge people soley on their beliefs. Some people in life you get on with, some you don't, speak to your dad if you get picked on by other pupils or the teacher because of your religion and feel free to private message me if you want to discuss anything else, I could recommend some more excellent books.
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reader, anonymous, writes (3 December 2007): You wanna solve it all?Become an AGNOSTIC.It means you don't know if there is a god or not and you'd rather not formulate an opinion on the matter either way.Like me. I'm open to religious concepts (I can see the inherent moral centre of a lot of the Bible tales and I do think they get blown out of proportion by mass religion rather than just letting them be simple moral fables to help teach kids that freeing a murderer instead of an innocent man is only gonna lead to crucifixion) but I'm not totally convinced by them.Seriously. You don't have to do squat as an Agnostic.Flynn 24
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reader, anonymous, writes (2 December 2007): Just be true to your convictions. People either believe in God or they don't. No-one I've ever heard of has to my knowledge proved beyond all doubt that there's a God, and likewise no-one has proved there isn't.
Perhaps you are in the wrong school, and if you feel strongly enough about this you could perhaps ask to be moved to a different one that doesn't push religion down your throat, and explain your reasons.
Phil
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