<p>Yes, that is the OP’s perception, but it seems strange from a parent’s perspective. The OP originally had expectations that the parents would pay for college,and plans for summer travel, “but now that’s down the drain.” That says things were going pretty well up until recently. Unless there was some dramatic and sudden event, like a sudden renunciation of his family’s faith, it doesn’t make sense to attribute it to a religious difference.</p>
<p>To me, it seems more likely that the two parties are talking past one another. The parents may be saying, “we expect this, and you should be ready for that, and if you want to attend college, then …, or we can only fund CC, …, and by the way you should be in church, what’s wrong with you?”, and the student may be hearing “blah, blah, you heathen, blah, blah, blah.” </p>
<p>This kind of stuff happens all the time between parent and child. A parent might repeatedly emphasize a few core points that he or she views as fundamental, and all the child will hear is “no.” Of course, it also goes the other way. </p>
<p>But here the parents control the funding. So if the student wants that funding, it’s going to be incumbent on him to actually hear what the parents are saying.</p>
<p>Of course, both sides should be working on hearing each other anyway. You only have one family.</p>