What do you think I should do?

[Faded]

Religious bigotry at it's finest apparently.

It kinda goes with the territory. Most people will be friendly and talkative and social with you. Then they find out your a member of the LDS Church, and many of them seem to think you're a plague ridden leper and insane to boot. The non-religious ones don't change a bit of course. But a lot of religious sorts will look for opportunities to belittle your faith and criticize your beliefs. It's sad really.

Christ never taught his followers to hate, but often-times so-called Christians really and truly do (and cease to be followers of Christ in the process.) And that under-current of blind unreasoning hatred for Mormonism should tell you a lot about what spirit inspires it.

Many have be disowned by families, lost friends and been put through a whole lot of ridicule for joining Christ's Restored Church. Sometimes you have to do the right thing in spite of the consequences.

As has already been pointed out, the LDS Church will require your parents permission for you to be baptized before the age of 18. Hold on until then. Maybe your parents' prejudices will lighten by then. Pray for them and above all else, trust in God.

[naturelover]

Originally Posted by Faded

Religious bigotry at it's finest apparently.

It kinda goes with the territory. Most people will be friendly and talkative and social with you. Then they find out your a member of the LDS Church, and many of them seem to think you're a plague ridden leper and insane to boot. The non-religious ones don't change a bit of course. But a lot of religious sorts will look for opportunities to belittle your faith and criticize your beliefs. It's sad really.

Christ never taught his followers to hate, but often-times so-called Christians really and truly do (and cease to be followers of Christ in the process.) And that under-current of blind unreasoning hatred for Mormonism should tell you a lot about what spirit inspires it.

Many have be disowned by families, lost friends and been put through a whole lot of ridicule for joining Christ's Restored Church. Sometimes you have to do the right thing in spite of the consequences.

As has already been pointed out, the LDS Church will require your parents permission for you to be baptized before the age of 18. Hold on until then. Maybe your parents' prejudices will lighten by then. Pray for them and above all else, trust in God.

That's exactly what's happening. They're always so quick to ridicule Mormons, who are Christians, and they don't realize that they're the ones who aren't being very Christ-like by constantly insulting other people. I guess I think it's really ironic that my family is so critical of other people who have a strong belief in Christ, when they themselves claim to be "true" Christians.

I'm not trying to put them down, because that would be just as bad as what they're doing. I still love them, of course, but I don't see why they have to be so judgemental.

And sorry if this sounded kind of like a rant; I guess I just had to vent a little.