Of course I do. My point of view has nothing to do with their joy or sadness. The idea is to celebrate with or support the grieving. Its selfish to do otherwise.

I would definitely attend a religious family function to support my family. It does no harm to me in doing so.

Quinciera is religious?
It depends on how important that person is to me. Marriages, funerals yes always. Everything else depends but probably not.

I've been avoiding most of them. Even weddings. I used to think I had some sort of obligation to attend these things. I don't anymore.

No, I don't refuse to attend, my attendance reflects my affection for family or friend.

In my opinion, it also appears arrogance exists on both sides.

Go to weddings, funerals and debating on my religious cousin's daughter's Bat Mitzvah next year. I'm not driving out of town these days.

I have attended religious ceremonies, primarily weddings and funerals. The last one was my mother's funeral at the catholic church that I used to attend. Next month I will be attending a wedding for my wife's niece, which will be at a church. Some 25 years ago I stood in as "godfather" for my nephew at his baptism. I wasn't even the actual godfather. That was my sister's good friend who was too ill to attend and so I stood in for him. I put my own feelings aside to be there for family and friends. I don't have to participate, I don't have to go to confession or communion or sing any hymns. I do have to hold my tongue sometimes, though.

I'm seldom invited or expected to attend religious events anymore, as the trend is for non-religious events, but for those few I have, it's a case by case decision. I have skipped the religious portion of baptisms and weddings and gone just to the post church event celebration instead.

For funerals, I usually do attend and am respectful when the funeral reflects the loved ones true religion, but get silently angry when it's a religious funeral for someone who I knew was not religious. As was the case for my parents funerals... made me angry enough to start my own funeral celebrant and wedding officiant service, as a more inclusive option.

I'll attend things if it means a lot to my friends and/or family, but I really resent those people who think everyone wants to attend their outdoor summer weddings in Texas.

Why would I refuse to partake in a celebration of life simply because I wouldn’t celebrate that way?

It's been years since I've attended anything other than a funeral. If I were to attend a wedding it would be on a case by case decision but I can't imagine going to anything else.

no

I go along with them to support family..not to validate the Dogma.

To me it's just a venue.

Funerals are about it, everything else I pass on.

No

I do not attend religious ceremonies unless you are referring to a funeral service then, yes. I would and have attended.

Yes of course!! lol! I celebrate with my friends and family. I respect all beliefs including mine. I find it what makes them feel good and gives them peace of mind.

Just because I attend a religious even doesn't mean that I support all of the rituals. I'm attending the event because I support the family member or friend who is going through a ritual that means something to them.

I've gone to funerals, lately, one consequence of getting older. I will also go to weddings, tho if religious will try to limit myself to just the reception. I avoid all other religious ceremonies if at all possible, Tho I may visit the family, if I'm close, after the ceremony. All the people that would feel close enough to invite me in the first place know I'm an atheist & know I won't support the "rite", tho I support them as friends. I try to look at most "laymen" as potential atheists so don't figure being confrontational just for the sake of confrontation advances 'the cause'. I have an "Atheist Atom" tattoo on my right forearm & wear atheist or science themed t-shirts often (will be showing my collection soon!), so have never hidden my position, but I am also just a human trying to make his way in this screwed up world, I won't fault those that try to find solace, as flimsy as I may think that is!

"(And therefore support)" ??? You need to let go that bitterness and resentment. It will destroy you not them. ?

Since i haven't been invited to any of that in years, it hasn't been a problem. I don't think I would go if i was invited.

I don’t support the events, I support my friends and family. To word it in a way that assumes my attendance supports the religion or its rituals is ridiculous.