Clash of religion

Nope this is a relationship that will never work unless you decide to convert. Please end it and look for someone else. If you fool yourslef into thinking you can change him you are very wrong.

Anyone who argues about religion is simply broadcasting their ignorance.

The greatest minds in all of recorded history have been arguing this question for thousands of years to no good effect, so it seem pretty pointless to expect a casual argument between two relatively unsophisticated people to settle it (I know I'm making a big assumption there, but no insult intended).

You see, you too have a fundamental difference in your standards of belief: You demand evidence and reason to justify belief; he thinks that truth is "revealed."

It's an aesthetic choice, really. You might think that life is a wonderful accident, a rare brief moment in time. And you might hate the idea that it's something inflicted on you by a god that really should have been able to better.

Who knows what your friend thinks, but he likes his feelings of certainty and purpose, and he would probably say that without god, life has no meaning.

If you keep it up, you both might become quite good at presenting your arguments, but you will never settle this question.

Interesting, isn't it? You seem able to tolerate the discord, although you're getting a little bored of it. You friend and his family, however, seem to feel genuinely threatened by your existence.

Cool Story Bro.

omg!!!!im a Jehovah's Witness to...just try to understand...i had an Atheist teacher and me and her didnt get along too well..but ask him to show to some scriptures to help you get a better understanding of where hes coming from...that works every time...trust me!! hope i helped!

become agnostic, its the same but ur focused on logic and not god or any Religion, tell him u have no interest in the matter of any Religion right or wrong, say u will die and i guess ill find out then...

I am one of Jehovahs witnesses and the reason why we will keep talking about it is because, he will be trying to witness to you, so you can find out the truth about the bible. He won't be looking for a sexual relationship, just a friend :)

I used to have the same problem, but recently I converted to Buckleyism. I've found that people don't mind as much when you belong to a religion you made up yourself, as long as they believe you've got some sort of guidance. Find a living person to worship, and you can still keep your own beliefs for the most part but be able to give yourself some sort of title to keep the religious people happy.

The reason religion is dominating the relationship and that his family doesn't approve, is because the bible mentions how hard it'd be to stay true to your religious beliefs if your marriage partner doesn't share them. And, you know, atheism is to Jehovah Witnesses as night is to day. So, yeah...

Once they are off your door step and into their mini van, its nothing but a massive conversation of shit talking and critisizing. they are fak, brain washed people. i lived with four of them for nine-ten months. worst year i have had in my life.

talk to him about it. i would tell him that you aren't going to change for the approval for him or his family. if he/they can't accept someone for being different from them they need to change, not you. he's knows you're an atheist and he knows whether or not he loves you. you like/love him for him, and being a jw is part of that but not all of it. just like your atheism; its a really a small part of who you really are.

It's a shame this is tearing an otherwise good relationship apart. Honestly though, it doesn't seem like the two of you have much of a future together unless you're willing to just accept his views, and give up any and all ideas of showing him the brilliant light of atheism.
As a fellow atheist I know I would probably keep arguing until the relationship ended. If you don't want that to happen, you need to just back off and learn to deal with his views. that is, if your atheist heart will accept it.

I would say some religious combinations can work it out. I am Christian and I married a Hindu and we are ok with it. We have kids and are teaching them both religions and they can pick when they grow up. We both believe in God so I think this is our unifying factor. I would never have married an atheist.

The Jehovah Witness/Atheist I don't see that as a combo that can work. If you ever marry and have children it will be expected that your children be Jehovah Witnesses. If it ever gets to marriage.

Hmmm... You should probably end the relationship. I hate to sound too harsh, but it is essential, in my experience, to have common life goals to make a relationship work. It just seems like this is a disaster waiting to happen. Everyone is entitled to have their own beliefs, but when you are dealing with a religious person, a difference in those beliefs is usually something they will not be willing to overlook from my experience.

I'm an atheist too, but my boyfriend is a Christian. I haven't told my parents or anyone that I don't believe in God because I'm afraid of how they will react, but my boyfriend knows, and he doesn't care in the least. I think you should find someone that accepts who you are. I'm sure you can find a great new guy! :)

well, depends how much you want to be with him, If you do then forget what family and friends say....

lie to him and tell him u believe everything he sais now and you saw the light then on his deathbed tell him it was a lie so you could stay with him....lol joke sorry couldnt resist.

just dont disagree with him when he starts talking about religion just nod your head and space out for a bit,

Tbh, if you wanna be with this guy long term it could be really hard to make it work. Witnesses (or at least the ones I know) tend not to associate too closely with 'worldly' people, and so his family aren't likely to accept you very easily unless you are planning to convert. It would mean strictly no sex before marriage as well, which is probably going to be more difficult the longer you stay together. The reason he's mentioning religion more often now could be because his family are pressuring him to think about the long term, as in marriage and kids, which he's probably going to have to do with someone of his own religion or someone who would let him raise children in the religion.
That said, if you really like him or love him, you should keep tryin to make it work. Just tell him you don't want to argue about his faith anymore, and that he should respect your views on it.

Dump em I am an atheist but I'm more of a spy than an in your face one I just tell people in Christian and don't go to church and its pretty believeable because I go Godamnit and stuff like thatby force of habit CURSE YOU RELIGON LOVING RELATIVES!!

don't give up on atheism

Go for a Catholic the are the better ones. Avoid the Muslims, and Just be a decent Human being. who loves other living things around them.

Religious people are kooks, find someone else.

Those people are motivated by guilt, fear and shame.

I am also an atheist. I would NEVER date a religious person. It might seem ok at first but the how would u raise ur children, ect... I would just put it off..