I was raised a Catholic and was forced to go to church every week and to Sunday school. I made sure to pray every night, not out of any specific spiritual feelings, but because I was afraid that if I didn't I'd go to hell. I started having doubts when I was 15, and in the last 5 years I've decided I am not a Catholic. I'm just open-minded at this point, looking to learn, and trying to be a good person with no urgent need of a religion.
Has anyone else thought about how many people are a member of a religion because that's the religion their parents are? I wonder how many people that say they are religious say so because they are afraid to say otherwise. I wonder how many of those believers have serious doubts. I attended Christmas mass yesterday with my family (to avoid upsetting them), and noticed a lack of passion. If I was a true believer in something as profound as the story of Christianity I'd be a little more excited about it. No offense to believers.
Any similar feelings?
2007-12-26
12:24:12
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