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Of course you don't have to, but if your family cares about you they're going to want you to believe in truth, and because they believe their religion is true, they are always going to try and nudge you in that direction. So even if you don't "have to" that doesn't mean they won't still have emotions and opinions on the topic. You're most likely going to need to do your own searching. Try not to let your experiences with this religion completely deter you from religion in general. 

As for what you should do about the events, that is a hard situation. I guess it depends on the events and what they require of you. If it's just that they're boring I would probably go to the ones that mean the most to your mom. 

I'm a Christian so... i might be a bit biased... but meh everyone is biased. Just tell me if my bias is bad.

The best quesstionnn isn't really if it's okay not to follow your family's religion, and the betterrr question is to ask if it's okay to follow a (specific) religion or not. And there's a difference between going to religious events and following that religion. If you don't really completely believe a thing yet, wether or not you go to an event is practical, and if it feels so weird that you can't experience the event comfortably, then... that's also a practical matter. Annndddd, about your mother, if she's excluding you from the family or telling you how she feels about you not doing the um stuff in an unloving way, then that's bad.

You dooo technically need to think about your question but i just want to say... "which religion is "true"?" is a "more" important question... I think i said that right...

Immediately yes. As someone who was raised by Romany catholics and Scottish [non religious] families, i turned out pagan, my dad refused to get me baptised as he believed I had the right to choose myself when I was older, I grew up being completely atheist till my late teens, that choice is yours and no ones to take from you but if you want to support your family's decisions you can still do so by placing firm boundaries on your behalf in regards to pushing a belief system, explain you want to work it out and choose yourself what you do or don't want to believe in rather than being pushed to fit a preprepared mould, nothing wrong with attending events especially to support those you care about but dont feel forced to participate if it doesn't feel right to you