Should I come out to my parents?

ChristianR_ said:

Just to clarify, I'm not gay or bi.

So I've been an atheist for at least 8 months now. Both my parents, and my sister are religious, but none of them know. I'm not looking to convert my family or anything. I don't really care what they believe, but I'm sick of pretending to be something I'm not. They are extremely religious, so that is partly why I haven't told them. I'm afraid they won't be understanding. I feel like they'd be watching me 24/7 and restricting me from anything that potentially could have convinced me to be atheist to begin with. The other thing is that I'd hate for them to believe that I'm going to Hell. They really are great people and I'd feel cruel for breaking their hearts like that.

What should I do, and how should I go about it?

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