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[quote=Anonymous]Hello,
Recently I was put in a situation in which I needed a reference from a priest. The priest told me, in-front of my very catholic grandparents, that I must go to church every weekend or else he will be a liar, as he wrote that he knew me from mass on the reference. In the next hour I was reminded by them four times that I have to go. I have received multiple texts from my grandparents reminding me of this. They have even told the priest to look for me and have told me that he will be looking for me. If that is not pressuring me I do not know what is.

Note that I am a 20 year old woman who is a believer, but not an avid church goer. On the other hand, my grandparents attend mass every week. They push their beliefs onto everyone in my family, and it makes everyone uncomfortable because of the frequency in which they remind us to go. I'm not exaggerating when I say that every time I see them they ask me if I went to church. I am their closest grandchild, as they babysat me for years... but i'm also the most passive because both me and my parents go to church occasionally and do not express our opinions extensively. Why? ... out of respect. We have always just nodded and smiled because, yes, we have tried before and they just will not respect the difference in opinions. I have an idea what we could do or say in order to get them to back off a bit... at least make it comfortable to be around them again... but my parents have the control over this situation; not me. I am viewed by my grandparents as if I am a young child and I know that no matter what I say... they just aren't going to change... especially if my parents aren't 100% on board with me. They understand, but they just want to avoid the situation because saying things don't work.

I practice my religion in a different way then they do. Just because I don't go to church doesn't mean that I don't act the way that we are told that God intended. I am being forced to go to a place that is supposed to be welcoming. I should have a choice. Yet, I am not supposed to say anything to back myself up?

How should I handle this?[/quote]

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