My mom wants me to go to church but i don't want to go

My mom wants me to go to church. I keep giving excuses for why I can't. I am religious in that I believe in God and you must be forgiven for your sins in order to be saved. However, I do not really believe that you have to go to church. I don't know if...

this is considered a different religion that protestant/Church of Christ or whatever my mom is considered. SHe is very closed minded and I don't know how to tell her I don't want to go to church without her being mad or hurting her feelings. I also need some way to defend what I am saying so that she does not try to force me to go. Please help.

I always like this argument:

If God is everywhere, why do I have to go to a specific place to pray and worship Him. By that logic I should be able to worship Him anywhere I want to.

You might just have to lie to her and tell her that you don't beleive in god, even though you really do.

ok , tell your mom that your sick dont want to qo to church not feelinq well
it always works for me , or you can just be honest and tell her you don't want to go

torturdchaos, I like your answer.

it even worked with my parents for a while until I moved out :D. Although they kinda flipped when they found out I was having premarital sex, but oh well I was over 18 by that time :P

Well, I will tell you like this... Forcing someone to go to church isn't strengthening their faith or their want to go to church. You are at the age where you have to make decisions based on how YOU want to live your life, not on how OTHERS want you to live your life. We are in a time where anything is possible and closed minded people are sadly left behind because they arent open to all possibilities. People don't understand that just because we are born into a religion doesn't mean that's what's right for us. I was Christian/baptist now I attend a NON-DENOMINATION CHURCH.

Hi my name is deborah.I too believe in god and do not go to church,but if I am honest I think I would benefit much more in life if I made the effort.I think that is the key to your question,or your mums,would it benefit you personally?I do believe that god hears our prayers where ever we are,but being among other christian people has got to have a more positive affect on anybody,especially if we have personal problems.Is it possible for you to reach a comprimise with your mum? maybe agreeing to try the church once a month to see how you feel.I hope I have been of some assistance to you and good luck whatever you decide .from deborah

u dont have to go to church to pray. I think its just so they can all get together. you know. but I really dont know. lol

Torturedchaos pretty much summed it all up. Parents should only share, not force their opinion onto their kids.

You can't go to church. You can only be the church I understand a lot of you don't like church because of the way it works it's like a system a political place for Christians. In that sense yea who would want to go to a place like that. I go to church to be honest because I love the fact that there are other people who share my love for Christ and we are unified by His Love. The people there are like my brothers and sisters who share the same purpose the same goal and the same hope and love. The church is nothing more than a building. Jesus didn't tell us to go to church He called us to BE the church. To be his hands and feet (the great commission). I go to church to be honest because I love the fact that there are other people who share my love for Christ and we are unified by His Love. The people there are like my brothers and sisters who share the same purpose the same goal and the same hope and love.