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Originally Posted by zo_manik
But my parent-in-laws are sweet and kind and tender, how does one say no to them? It's once a year, I should just be polite and go, right? On the other hand, I abhor the church on whole, it's divisions, and denominations further splintering instead of trying to join together-so why go?
THE QUESTIONS:
How do I say no to the in-laws? Should I say no?
How do you all cope in situations like this?
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If your in-laws love you, they should respect your autonomy. My whole family is Catholic, I'm the only one who doesn't go to church, eventually they respected my choice. They see spirituality in my actions so they figure I'm an ok guy: )
Exactly, why go? Do you honor your autonomy?
BTW: Religion is often abused and used to promote a collectivist agenda. Ideally religion should serve the individual and not the collectivist group. Racism, Authoritarianism, Socialism, Corporatism are all forms of collectivism. It's good you support gay rights- that shows you support an individual's rights. We don't have rights because we're heterosexual or homosexual, we have rights because we are individuals.
Buy anyways... Should you go to their church event? A true family should respect you for you, not because you're part of their religious "club". So ditch the church event: )