To elaborate, my mother raised me to believe in and worship God...no one else. I specifically remember her saying "if you choose to follow a religion, I want you to do it because your heart told you so......not me". So when I got to that age when you start wondering what God's all about, I started studying the three one-God religions (Islam, Judaism, Christianity) and my heart told me to follow Islam. Did anyone else have this experience, or do all of you follow religion "x" because Grandma, Papa, Mama and Uncle told you to.
2006-07-09 12:59:48 · 14 answers · asked by carpediem3000 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
my mother never forced religion on me, thank the gods. she always encouraged me to find my own path. I was brought up in the Bible-belt though, so I didn't really know there were other paths than Christianity until adulthood. I just thought I was a really bad Christian because I couldn't buy into alot of it.
blessed be
2006-07-09 13:23:45 · answer #1 · answered by Gabrielle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew up Southern Baptist always knowing there was something I wasnt being told. My preacher drove a brand new car and wore really nice suits while I was at home starving and he never asked me if I needed any help. Only thing he ever asked is if I could help or if I could give. I went to mosque one time and while there not one person didnt say Hi and quite a few asked me if I needed anything. Nobody asked me for money, nobody said anything that ive heard in church. I didnt have to sit for 3 hours and listen to a preacher preach some b.s. story. I got to pray to God. Thats all I did was pray to God. From that day on I was a muslim. More of a slave to God than a muslim. I still live very Christian like. Christians are more forgiving and have alot more love for other people. But thats only because of how and where each was raised. I never beleived that Jesus p.b.u.h. was God. But, after looking into the stars I knew there was a God. Now I know him like never before. I get the chance to talk to him one on one as many times a day as I want. I thank God for what I have, I ask God why me, I tell God that I think God did a great job on this earth with only a few mess ups. But no mess ups because he created all the Good and all of the Bad. The devils best trick was to dissapear. I know that I am being pushed and tested but I accept that, may God show me mercy and lead me down the guided path. May God bless you all. Peace to all of you. It says in The Noble Quran that people that follow Gods religions and those that dont will enter to heaven. So I love my Christian and Jewish brothers and sisters.
2006-07-09 13:10:24 · answer #2 · answered by m_ousley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised a Southern Baptist, became Wiccan as a young adult, and am now associated with Jehovah's Witnesses... and it is because I studied many different religions. Witnesses answered the questions I had from the Bible and it made sense to me...that's what faith is all about, huh? I followed my heart, too. I wish we all could do that, and since every 'major' religion has a "golden rule", I wish we all used it and just made the effort to GET ALONG!!
2006-07-09 13:06:30 · answer #3 · answered by themom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't raised with any religion. As I grew up I was exposed to all of the main line religions. However, I was having too much fun doing whatever the hell I wanted to do, and didn't want someone with more authority coming into my life and telling me how to live my life.
Then one day God said to me that it was time to quit playing around. I could no longer deny the obviousness of the truth. I've been Christian ever since. His call cannot be denied.
2006-07-09 13:08:52 · answer #4 · answered by Hyzakyt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Forget religion.
Christ is the path of salvation.
Christ is the truth of God's Word.
Christ is the life eternal.
Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Christ is the tree of life.
Gen 3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
2006-07-09 13:03:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew up in a Christian family, but my mother never talked to me about following that religion. She actually stopped going in my early teens when her Christian friends turned their back on her when she divorced my stepfather. My father has been very spiritual trying to understand who he is and the meaning of God.
I was always interested in spirituality at a young age (late teens) and wanted to understand my existence in this world. I read a lot of books covering all areas of spirituality and religion. They taught me a lot about myself, about God and helped me understand those things. It was never my intention to find a religion and practice it because I was my own teacher and followed my own path. I knew I had the answers within.
But then like three years ago, I started reading biographies of these Indian saints and sages. I just fell in love with reading these stories and learning about Hinduism. I was learning a lot that helped me understand the path towards God even more. Then I was guided to meet Sri Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi "Amma the hugging saint" one year ago. It was a turning point in my life because here I am meeting my teacher for the first time. You know that saying "When the student is ready, the teacher appears"? I knew she was my teacher, my guru in this life. Everything that she has taught me, I've applied to my life and have felt so much closer to God, felt more peace, wisdom and happiness within. I just felt so right at home with Hinduism. It just came to me naturally, and it was meant to be.
My background in studying spirituality for nearly 17 years helped me recognize the validity of Hinduism. It is a very complicated and misunderstood religion, so once I started learning about it, I understood many of its philosopies and concepts right away. Though it might be harder for someone that has no understanding or background of spirituality to be able to grasp Hinduism.
2006-07-09 14:53:59 · answer #6 · answered by Amma's Child 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I started out as SDA then as i got older i studied it and other religions on my own and still believed SDA to be the best so stuck with it so for me it truly is a combination of the two
2006-07-09 13:04:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my family is atheist, the reason i am the religion i am is because it makes me feel incredibly good about myself. no sins, no need to repent, no nothing. it's wonderful. it's also great to study up on, since it's young, and doesn't have much to study on in the first place.
religious science. not scientology.
2006-07-13 09:22:26 · answer #8 · answered by emily. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Born Catholic, changed to agnostic when 45 (18 years ago). Very happy being agnostic. It just feels right. We don't know, so why believe in fairy tales. Meditate daily seeking spritual guidence.
2006-07-09 13:09:50 · answer #9 · answered by Ned 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My family is not religious at all. When Christianity was explained to me it rang true and I believed it. It was a personal decision.
2006-07-09 13:03:29 · answer #10 · answered by Dave R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋