Summary: Every day, free-thinking men, women and youth are accosted by their own families because they've chosen a different path than the generations before them. Atheists/agnostics in religious homes struggle to balance love and respect of family with their own pledges to live rational, truthful lives. Families divide. Voices are raised. Tears are shed. Ties are cut. Hearts are broken. And free-thinking men, women and youth are threatened with eternal damnation by their own flesh-and-blood families. How does an atheist/agnostic cope when his family believes he is going to Hell? Your calls and letters (editor@thethinkingatheist.com) 12:00 US-CENTRAL. Time Zone Converter here: http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzref.tzc
