My father in law is an okay person. He is a decent grandpa to my daughter, and our family. He has always been welcoming to me.My husband and I both aren't religious. We have nothing against it, it's just not something that intrests us. We both were raised in a very strict religious home.Father in law is really really religious. He often insisted we pray before any meal we have, out to eat, at my house, or at his home. He gets upset that my daughter who is 1 year and 7 months dosnt stay silent during his 4 minute minimum pray time. He is insisting on taking my daughter to church with him next weekend.My parents respect that we don't pray, and dont make us pray when we eat with them, and they never bring up religion or church to us.Father in law also uses religion to be hateful to gay people. His sister is lesbian, and he has a gay nephew. My daughter and I love visiting them, and other non religious family members. When we come back from visiting anyone who isn't religious father in law will pester is with question about whether these "wayward family members have lead our daughter astray, or made her gay"I have had many spirited conversations about why I don't go to chruch, why we don't pray, and why we don't think it's a negative thing to to gay. He dosnt care about how we feel, or that we don't want to pray, or want to go to church.I also have no problem with my daughter going to church once she is older, and voices that she has made a choice and wants to see what it's about. but right now she can't sit still thru cartoons... Let alone a church meeting that lasts for hours.To the parents who arnt religious, how do you deal with a family member pushing religious beliefs down your throat over and over, regardless of how many times you told them it's not for you?Tldr: religious/homophobic Father in law is pushing my daughter to go to church and pray, and not be gay even tho husband and I are not religious via /r/Parenting http://ift.tt/2pGxoAu
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