help, evanglical christian friend whose daughter has come out to me

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help, evanglical christian friend whose daughter has come out to me

I am looking for some feedback about dealing with an evangelical friends. We have been friends (in spite of some disagreements) for years. We have kids who are two weeks apart. She is a staunch evangelical Christian. Her daughter, who is now 20, recently moved in with her boyfriend. My friend is furious with me because when her daughter asked me (on facebook chat) if I thought a person would go to hell for having premarital sex, I said “no”. My friend thinks I should have lied to her daughter because “I know it is what she believes” and somehow I was supposed to know that her daughter was planning on moving in with her boyfriend. Her daughter has also come out to me as an atheist and as bisexual, but actually does not realize that I am one (atheist, not bixesual). I don’t know if I should tell her daughter that I am also an atheist, or if I should keep my mouth shut. Any advice?

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Keith Raye's picture
Seems to me that it very much
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Thanks you for responding. I
Keith Raye's picture
Just an idea, and you may not
Nyarlathotep's picture
This friend expects you to
MCDennis's picture
Seriously. You are expected
catsandtigers's picture
Yes, she expects me to not
Nyarlathotep's picture
...I guess my obligation to
Pitar's picture
Honesty these days seems to
catsandtigers's picture
I did make a promise not to
Flamenca's picture
Hi, Mostdays. It's difficult
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I did not read through all
Yardgal's picture
When I was in my twenties (a
Keith Raye's picture
I don't know if this will
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This difficult position you

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