A man on Reddit shared his experience dealing with hisfamily, who all had very strong faith.
Thats why nearly 8 out of 10 people across theworld identifyas part of some religious group.
That adds up to 5.8 billion of the worlds population.
Out of all these believers, 32% are Christians.
This explains why the posters entire family seemed to be so heavily invested in and influenced by the religion.
Roughly 1 in 6 people, or 16% of individualsworldwide, have no religious affiliation.
Research found that of all peoples desires, the need for independence might differentiate religious and non-religious people.
Those with strong faith expressed more desire for interdependence, whereas non-believers tended to be more self-reliant.
Once, they sneakily took his kids to a religious event without informing him about it.
When he stood up to them, they gotangrywith him instead.
Bored Pandacontacted the author of the post,u/TheWizardry90, to learn more about his familys religious background.
I was verbally and physically abused by her up until my early teens.
My father was in and out of jail/prison because of her false accusations of physical abuse.
The community service happened to be at a thrift store ran by the church she now attends.
As far as cutting my family off.
Im just focused on my immediate family (mom, sister and grandparents).
I had surgery last year and was near death.
The only relationship I can salvage is my older sisters relationship with myself.
Every time it is part family and part her church family.
Before all of this it was a quick 2-3 minute prayer and we got to eat.
This invasive and pushy behavior can cause problems in a relationship and even ruin family bonds over time.
In some cases, people might face a lot ofreligious traumadue to stressful religious experiences.
Onereligious leadermentioned, sharing ones faith means proposing it to others, not imposing it.
Though their actions may come from a desire to do good, they need to be respectful.
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