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When honesty about atheism might harm vulnerable family members

I'm considering coming out as atheist to my family but my grandmother is 95 and very religious and I'm afraid it might literally kill her.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

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Personal authenticity becomes ethically complicated when truth-telling could cause genuine harm to beloved family members.

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