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Originally Posted by HAGITLOVE  I believe in a world full with love, so I say never lie, be honest, say and live the truth. |
So you've converted to another religion and you're with your family who's staunchly Christian. You get along with them, for the most part. They've done well by you and you want to honor that, but if you put your religious views out in the open they'll crucify you. Should you make it a point to tell them?
To make the scenario more interesting, put yourself in the place of a teenager who doesn't agree with his parents' religion but has little choice in terms of where he lives and what he does for the next few years. He could easily make his home situation miserable by coming forward with his beliefs.
Believing in love doesn't make everybody loving toward you.
Edit: I realize this could drag things off topic. While it's related to lying, it's a different sub-sect of lying than the OP wanted to delve into. If a mod sees fit to move/alter the post I'll certainly understand.
I think my opinion of the topic at hand is obvious from what I said. Admitting you were in an insane asylum would mark you for life within some circles. You'd have to be really, really good at humanizing yourself if you chose to be open about it, so good that they couldn't possibly demonize you. (And even then things might get a little weird.)
It begs the question of whether you would have to lie, though. What's past is past. Change your name, go somewhere new, keep the conversation in the present. Only talk about the past with people you implicitly trust. A bit simplistic, but it could work.