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What religion were you raised in? [Spirituality & Religion]

Are you the same religion now? Did you grow up in a mixed religious household?

I was raised nondenominational Christian in a mixed Christian and Jewish household, and now I'm an atheist

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suzie1960 · 61-69, F

I was brought up nominally as a christian. I later became a devout "born again" christian and began studying the bible properly. It was then that I found I had been deceived, that it was just a collection of myths and superstitions taken from various older belief systems. Now I'm an Atheist too.

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kodiac · 22-25, M

@GodSpeed63 It's so hard to explain what being abused by clergy does to a person , You know the feeling you get from your faith ?That feeling of security? That freedom from fear of death? That certainty that there is a heaven and you will go there? I'm assuming you feel all of that .So it makes life much more bearable .I won't ever have that and believe me i'd rater be blissfully ignorant than to have to face the truth . This is what religion did ,not just some pedo priests.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@kodiac [quote]It's so hard to explain what being abused by clergy does to a person , You know the feeling you get from your faith ?[/quote]

I may not know what you went through with that idiot clergy but I do know what being abused by someone and I feel for you. I can't imagine of what you're going through right now, but I can only relate to you being that I was abused also by my schoolmates. I'll be praying for you.

[quote]That freedom from fear of death? That certainty that there is a heaven and you will go there?[/quote]

I do have those feelings at times but I still have my doubts like everyone else. It's really hard to believe that I'm saved, especially when I mess up. The only difference is that God's Holy Spirit within me reminds me that He loves me and will not let me go.

kodiac · 22-25, M

Thank you ,you are one of the few i can debate with about religion ,the others get mad or act like i'm not worth their time .

Fernie · F

Roman catholic I was told...at 9 I said "this is bullshit" and I was right

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Fernie · F

😂@Peaches

Fernie · F

@Peaches yep! I sat in Seaburg's drug store and ate jelly donuts with a bottomless cup of coffee...wonder why I prefer stretch pants now?

Peaches · F

@Fernie [b]LMAO!!!😜[/b]

Peaches · F

I was raised in the Southern Baptist church. I no longer follow structured religion after studying with different religions, but I am a spiritual person and believe something is in the universe that cares what happens to us. ✨😌🙏🏼

canusernamebemyusername · M

@Peaches Do you care what happens to me🥺

Peaches · F

@canusernamebemyusername I care...until you give me a reason not to.👌🏼😏

canusernamebemyusername · M

@Peaches Fair enough.

gmatthewb · 51-55, M

Protestant originally, I was even baptized as well. Then I looked into other religions in my teens. Eventually learned that none of them make much sense so stopped believing in all of them. Over the years I learned how evil some of the religions really are, so now I am very thankful not to be a part of any of them.

SW-User

Reformed Judism...kinda ,but I like bacon and I'm an athiest ...so ...but I do enjoy latkes

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SW-User

@Zeuro @SW-User it's all about the food ...bacon latkes for all !

SW-User

@SW-User YUS!!!

SW-User

@SW-User chopped liver, yo.

Harriet03 · 41-45, F

Non Delusional

Fernie · F

😂@Harriet03

SweetMae · 70-79, F

I never went to church as a child.

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Peaches · F

@SweetMae Hahaha, 🎤I'm usually one of the loudest ones.😁

SweetMae · 70-79, F

@Peaches Me too!! That is funny!

Peaches · F

@SweetMae 🤭 *giggles*

dumpstermeow · 41-45, F

My dad goes to catholic church, but if you ask him, he's not religious, he just gets a sense of peace from it. My mom is anti-organized religion. We went to church with my dad until sometime in elementary school, but we never were forced or taught anything in particular. I've never thought too much about it really, it's just a thing some people are into and others aren't.

4meAndyou · F

I was raised Catholic, I attended the Unitarian church for a while, my son was baptized in the Congregational church, and I tried to go back to the Catholic church and didn't remain because of a very mean priest in Lansing, Michigan. I switched to another religion, had a few very bad experiences and now I don't attend church.

SW-User

My mother was Lutheran, my father a Catholic. Neither raised me in either religion. I am an atheist.

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Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

Merry merry 🍻@SW-User

SW-User

@Spokeskitties75 Yeeeth! 😘

Peaches · F

@SW-User [b]LOL! 😄[/b]

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GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@TheyWhoseNameCanNotBeSpoken [quote]I’m raised non denomination Christian.. I actually believe many of your Jewish customs (Old Testament laws) but I believe Christ is the son of god...[/quote]

Amen to that.

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NickiHijab · F

I am, but i’ve been exposed to more than one religion while growing up. Not because of a mixed religious household but because of the school I went to.

SW-User

Catholic until I started school. Then, we all stopped going to church.

Spokeskitties75 · 46-50, M

Raised Christian Scientist... got the fuck away from that and I love drugs now!!

PrivateHell · M

I was raised strict Southern Baptist. Now a nondenominational.

Peaches · F

@PrivateHell Me too!☺️

Krishh · 46-50, M

Am in search of religion

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@Krishh Do you mean that you have abandoned your search for reality, and are now in need of a good fantasy?

Krishh · 46-50, M

@newjaninev2
Difficult to explain.
In short. Wish to keep them reality (science & technology) and religion separate

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@Krishh How are you planning to handle the resultant cognitive dissonance?

Basswizardofmiddleearth · 31-35, M

Atheist here, although I had a brief period when I was in primary school and every morning assembly, the whole school had to sing Christian songs about how the ‘mighty’ god made the world in seven days and all that rubbish! Then I got into science, technology and heavy metal and now I’m happy with what I have done so far.

SW-User

I was raised in a Roman Catholic household, in which my parents stopped going when I was 10. I was agnostic for many years. In college I went on a spiritual search, and studied world religions. I was a quasi universalist. Then when I was 21, I became a follower of Jesus. I'm now part of a Protestant church.

Poppapepe · 51-55, MVIP

Roman Catholic a.k.a. Nazism 😆🤣

vetguy1991 · 51-55, M

Raised Christian

hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M

Agnostic. Went to church at Christmas. Was completely shocked when I became a Christian by being born again to learn that Jesus was God. Up until then I thought the UN secretary general was the most important person.

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Zeuro · 26-30, F

What got you into Wicca? I used to be super interested in it when I was young and questioning @Greenbare

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SW-User

Catholicism. Although I have my own unique religious beliefs now, I still have a lot of respect for it, as it is my mom's religion and she and I are very close.