Dewitback,

I appreciate this reply. Putting forth your view a similar format is an effective way of making the comparison. Unfortunately, your scenario makes many big assumptions about the mother/child relationship as well as Atheism itself in order to retain the parallel.

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"I don't need you anymore"
"But you need me to know whats best for you, atleast for now while you are still young."
If mother represents God or religion in this picture, it misses the mark because mother will let the child go when he is no longer young. This is not at all like religion or God, dictating when cola and chocolate cake should be consumed for the rest of his life.

Need i continue with what would happen to a child who does not listen to his mother or father who's intentions are only the best.
Who is to say which parents have the best intentions? Our world is full of criminally negligent mothers and fathers. Not to mention that problem children are very often a sign of problem parenting. If the parents really do have the best of intentions, it's of course good for the child. But again, the idea is to teach them to fend for themselves, then to set them free from the nest. Not to continue to impose arbitrary rules and ritual upon them for the rest of their lives.

It doesn't seem to matter what you throw at an atheist. They will always come up with an excuse as to why God doesn't exist and how they are doing fine all by themselves.
Are you suggesting that an Atheist can't do fine by themselves? Are you aware that US prisons are filled with fewer Athiests per capita than the population at large? Perhaps you should define your usage of the word "fine."

Heaven was designed to be a reward, a glorious reward for those who love God, and God wants you to go there. he knows how to get you there, but if you don't listen, you'll end up being a child who doesn't listen to his mother.
I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiment here, though perhaps not for the reasons you intended. This is precisely the church's message, and for precisely the reason a mother might promise a reward: to get the "child" to do something they wouldn't otherwise do. Telling your child "clean your room and you'll get cake" does little to teach him the importance of being tidy. It only serves to teach that he shouldn't have to clean if no cake is promised. When he's off on his own and no one is baking for him, why would he bother ever cleaning up? The only reward he's ever known is cake.