“I’ll slap you silly!” In a heartbreaking and infuriating conversation an angry and unhinged mother slaps and verbally abuses her teen son for being an atheist.

A redditor shares a recorded conversation where Jehovah’s Witness parents disown their son for coming out as an atheist and leaving the religion.

Among other things, the angry and out of control mother slaps the teen, says she wishes she would have aborted him, and threatens to have him committed to a mental institution.

The conversation is a painful reminder of the divisive and destructive nature of religious superstition, and the pain and humiliation many children are forced to suffer at the hands of abusive parents hiding behind religious beliefs.

The redditor posting the disturbing recording says child services have been contacted.

Listen to the troubling conversation below –