about being a religious "fanatic" (as some call it) .....I just need to know, were you raised going to church? What religion.....and do you still practice that religion? If not, what/why did you change your religion to another? If you weren't brought up in a church whatsoever, what are your beliefs and how did they come to you without the "knowledge" since you were not taught a specific belief?
2006-07-15 13:13:20 · 11 answers · asked by butterfliesRfree 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
I was raised in the United Church of Christ. I tried other churches and religions when I grew up and left home but nothing made sense to me.
I am a member of the United Church of Christ today. It brings me peace.
2006-07-15 13:18:19 · answer #1 · answered by jymsis 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
I did not grow up going to church (I went to a Unitarian- Universalist church for a while when I was a small child, but churches give me the creeps). I am now a Druid. However, just because I did not grow up going to church does not mean I did not have a religious education. I read about all the religions I could find; Druid fit my experience and my personal feelings the best. I was raised in a household that was essentially atheist, though I did not decide on that choice until I was 4, and that was because of personal experience.
2006-07-15 20:19:44 · answer #2 · answered by grinningleaf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't brought up involved in any religion. About 4 years ago I became a Christian.
After years of making the same kind of mistakes and suffering the same consequences, achieving goals but still not finding satisfaction, I found Jesus. It is the only thing that has given my any kind of true happiness. My most nagging question has always been why am I here. Surely we are not blessed with the ability to think etc. unlike other species on the planet merely to be born and die. In Jesus I found my reason for being here.
2006-07-15 20:20:57 · answer #3 · answered by prinsin99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised in the Methodist Church. I don't go now, although I try to follow the teachings, such as treating others the way I want to be treated, etc. I have been exposed to a lot of other churches, i.e. I was baptized Mormon in my twenties, and there are things in that church that I believe, although not everything, and lately there have been Jehovah's Witnesses come to my door and I agree with some of their teachings, but I don't argue with them, and also over the years, I went to a charismatic church where they spoke in tongues, etc, and there are some things that I took with me. I guess I believe a little bit of this and a little bit of that and I treat people nicely, so that has to count for something, right?
2006-07-15 20:25:08 · answer #4 · answered by kitten lover3 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised as an anglican (I was goung to be a minister whem I grew up) but as I got older I asked questions which were not answered (a bit like here really) and saw the hypocracy of organised religion. So I left. I still think Jesus' teaching is an excellent philosophy but most christians don't really follow them.
I became Buddhist about 15 years ago.
2006-07-15 20:27:09 · answer #5 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised a Catholic. We didn't go to church daily OR weekly for that matter, but I did go to a Catholic school and was raised with Catholic beliefs.
Today I'm not sure what I believe in or if I even believe in a higher being. ...that's not true, I'm just very skeptic. I think I've maintained some of my Catholic beliefs, but so much has happened in my life in the past few years that it's hard for me to pretend that I believe in religion... of any kind.
2006-07-15 20:18:35 · answer #6 · answered by ss98 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally was not raised in a church going family. A store keeper near our home took my sister and I with him and his wife when I was in 4th grade. We quit going for one reason or another after about a year, and I never really went again until I was 15 when invited by my girl friend. She and her friend talked to me often at length about Christ Jesus' teachings and salvation. After dating her for about 1 1/2 years, I made the decision to make Christ my Savior. I have been a believer since 1964, although for many years I lived MY way. It wasn't until 1985 that I finally turned back to following Christ. I have been a Bible teacher since 1988 and sincerely wish I had never gone MY WAY for so many years because of the wonderful blessings I missed during that time. My religion is CHRISTIAN, my denomination is BAPTIST.
2006-07-15 20:20:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was baptized as a nondenominational spent most of my youth in a Southern Baptist church. I now study Wicca but will always believe and trust in God!
2006-07-15 20:43:57 · answer #8 · answered by SouthernBelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was brought up in my religion and it still remains my Church of choice.
2006-07-15 20:17:20 · answer #9 · answered by karen wonderful 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well for one i do be leave there is a god i was born catholic but i do not practice and how can you not be leave i be leave in angels and god and my faith is very strong but i do not be leave in people that are over board on the religious thing but god is real and if you live your life right you will live in eternity
god is life and with out him we are all lost with him we are someone
2006-07-15 20:19:39 · answer #10 · answered by lesleyanne1965@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋