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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Khnopff71" data-source="post: 1985201" data-attributes="member: 342338">Your dad probably had a bad experience with people from established religious backgrounds and that has colored his experience (and thus his thoughts) about what you will experience.Tell your dad that being a follower of Christ is a personal choice. Tell him that he doesn't have to believe what you believe just like you don't have to believe what he believes. Tell him you'll love him no matter what, since he's very worried about the way religion tries to create division between people it supposes to bring together.His rebuke of you is a test. A father's rebuke is a small test on the way to being a true follower of Christ. If you can't handle your father's questions, how will you handle the heavier trials others will put on you? Build your compassion now, stone by stone.</blockquote>