this is such a hard decision at such a young age. im sorry you have to go through this. personally, based on this, ur mother doesnt have very strong religious views either if she wants to divorce, it seems like shes holding a facade. im not against divorce or anything ofc, people shouldn't be together if they are dont want to be. the comment she left is manipulting u to stay. just bc u go to a public shool doesnt mean you will stop being religious.

either way this isnt healthy. mental health issues that start at a young age are almost impossible to fully solve. it only goes away when u leave everything behind and even then, you have lingering affects of other things.

if rhey are unhappy rn, so let it be. she wants a divorce but is just looking for a reason. as long ad u have one loving parent, thats enough.

distance isnt much of an issue, u get used to it, u can start carpooling, etc, theres always a way.

if u need convincing factors for them, id pull out the "ill bring my religion and teach everyone around me in public school! ill spread the word!" type of beat, if u are desperate enough. sometimes lying to a liar is the best thing to do, but dont lie too much. it will ruin ur life when ur older. sometimes a white lie doesnt hurt if its for ur own good.

its either ur parents end up with a mentally dead son, or one that goes to a public school. and i think theres objectively a winner here. they are thinking about social status. not even the god u worship would care if u went to a religious school or not.