I grew up in a chistian family. My mother was a devoted church follower.
I guess I'm more spiritual. I don't strictly follow church rules but I like going to church because I can dress up, see people, listen to the solem songs. It's the only time that I put on make-up and wear a dress. I go twice a week.
Sometimes, I miss going especially if my knee really hurts. I feel guilty when I miss a day.
I believe Jesus is our loving God and creator and I believe he died in propitiation for my sin. I'm developing a relationship with him that's getting better. I care far more about that relationship and being genuine than I do about a set of "church rules" half of which I think are based on human tradition more than what the Bible says anyway.
I was raised in a religious Jewish family and attended synagogue on Friday night and Saturday morning, plus Hebrew school Sunday morning and Tuesday afternoon. So I was there more days than I wasn't. I became an atheist at 14 and eventually stopped going.
Since then I have attended Christian, Muslim, and Native American ceremonies. I haven't attended any kind of religious services for around a decade. I find religion interesting as an academic subject, and have read the Bible, the Quran, the Tao Te Ching, and many commentaries and analysts, but have no interest in participating in any religious community or worship other than as an observer.
@LeopoldBloom I understant your feelings and opinions. My daughter said she is either agnostic or atheist saying that religions are just organized cults but sometimes she goes with me.
