Hallo!

What is a religious coming out ?

I guess I am ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄ ~ it kinda sounded like a ritual tho idk man

Yea I did mine a year ago. I was kinda scared at how they’d react, they think I’ve been religious my whole life but I’ve been an atheist for 3 years. Anyways I told them and my dad got really pissed basically and started asking questions like “oh so you think...”etc etc etc just acting like I was a horrible person. My mom was kind of shocked I think but she pulled it together and told my dad to calm down and that she’s basically support me no matter what. There was kind of a tension between me and my dad for 2 weeks still tho (he’s deeply religious/spiritual) until i couldn’t take it and essentially kind of broke and told him everything on my mind. He apologized and since then we’ve moved over it. I still have to participate in religious holidays and go to temples and pray with them but it’s whatever

The word you want is "cult" not "sect." Most religions, even the one you refer to, is a sect, which there is nothing wrong with. Protestant religions are sects.

My CCD teacher told me I'd come back to God, my mom wanted me to get Confirmed so she cried, and my atheist dad just asked if I could get Confirmed so my mom would be happy. He didn't quite get that me not getting confirmed was about being true to myself and not wanting to disrespect Catholics by doing a ritual of theirs with false vows. My maternal grandmother just said, "No, you're not," when I told her I was an atheist.

My mom's over it, though. Was pretty find with my little bro being an atheist because he got confirmed. She probably doesn't like him acknowledging it, though. She thinks I influence him a lot and might think it's my fault he's an atheist. She actually blamed me for his romantic orientation, lol. She's an odd lady, but I love her.