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When family expectations conflict with atheist convictions

I'm getting married next month and we can't decide whether to have a religious ceremony because neither of us believes but both our families expect it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social rituals embedded in religious tradition create conflicts between authentic self-expression and family harmony for non-believers.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Atheism — philosophical traditions?”

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