How do I tell my parents I don't want to go to church?

A lot of the times parents want their children to go to church because they feel that they will become "bad kids" if they don't keep on a good path. Show them that you plan on being kind by instead volunteering at food drives, or becoming a 7 Cups Listener! :)

Tell them how you truly feel about it. Try to be calm. Always have the right face for the right time.

If you sat them down together and just explained why you do not feel going to church is the right option for you they will under.

Tell them that religion is a very personal thing, it must not be imposed by anyone. It is our personal relationship with who we believe in so we have our own ways/ practices on how we profess that belief. That is why there is ‘confirmation’,in the case of Catholics once you reach the age of 12..because when we were baptised, we were still babies who cannot decide for ourselves what religion or what kind of profession of faith do we want..

I told my parents that I didn’t want to offend them. But I had my own personal view of religion. I told them I didn’t want to go to church anymore. I told them it made me feel uncomfortable.

Resist them, tell them it is your spiritual life. You'll do what your heart will say. Like when i resisted against them when they didn't allowed me to meditate, when my heart said it was time to do it. Time to begin. Follow your heart, it knows everything

Your parents need to understand that this is a diverse universe where there is no one right way of being or thinking that fits all people. This is the source of all issues on this Earth - that people are trying to fit others into a box of what they think is right. There is not one path that is right for all, and it is up to each and every person to find their own path, using their own guidance system rather than society's.

It's all depends on you...being rude don't fetch us anything so try to be polite gentle and say them u are tired or any reason what made u not to go

Sit down with your parents and have a heart-to-heart conversation with them. :) Tell them how you feel.

Take a deep breath first. Organize your thoughts and what you wanna say to you parents. Expose your thoughts in an assertive way. Expose how you feel when you go to church. Be honest. Start with something like “I understand how church is important to you but it makes me feel *insert feeling here* and I think (...)”