How many here...?

Question

grew up in a specific faith? Of those of you who did, how many are still practicing that faith? What is your faith now? If you were raised in that faith, how old were you when you were exposed?
Yeah, I'm writing a book.

Answer 1

I was raised by atheists. Now I am Christian, I was about 27 years old when the truth hit me like a ton of bricks.

Answer 2

I grew up Lutheran.

My husband grew up Jehovah's Witness.

Neither of us practice those faiths.

We do not have a faith now, but are actively engaged in personal searches - trying to bust the mental cage.

I was raised Lutheran from day one.
My husband's parents were indoctrinated when he was 7.

Even though we are amist change, I found that I needed to have our children baptized. So the only 2 times we have been in a church in the last ~10 years was for baptism ceremony. Something about the water.

Answer 3

I grew up Kind-of Mormon,, we were allowed to make our own decisions about faith, since then I have studied MANY different religions and cultures all seem to have value on a variety of levels. I feel most religions are altered forms of previous faiths,, So in my book the older religion the better. Having said that Science makes far more sense than any religion I have ever studied.

So,,l guess I am Science-loving Wiccan Questioner

Answer 4

I grew up a catholic. So I always tried to please God, up until about High school, I kinda got leery about the whole thing about earning your way into heave. Where was the standard? what if i tried really hard, but it just wasn't good enough?
So I left the faith for a while, and went searching. I ended up back in the christian church in college, only not as a catholic. Now I am a missionary in Asia, love reading and studying the bibile, have witnessed many amazing miracles, and am completely confident that I am where I should be.

Answer 5

I grew up Lutheran. I rarely missed a Sunday since I was born 27 years ago. I'm still a practicing Lutheran, in fact, I make a living directing the music program at a Lutheran church. My faith is still strong, although as i get older, I'm able to see outside the box and adjust my beliefs to fit the world I see around me.

Answer 6

I spent the first 13 years of my life being raised Jewish, going to Hebrew school, getting a Bat Mitzvah, but I can't honestly tell you whether I believed in God or not. From age 13/14 until 19, I was agnostic/lazy. Now I am a Messianic Jew. I got "saved" on December 3, 2005.

Answer 7

Well, let's see, I was raised a Christian, Baptist to be exact. Upon reaching teenager status, I began looking into the other denominations within Christianity, including going through Catechism. I eventually settled into Nondenominational Christianity and began studying to preach. After a period of faithfully serving I allowed personal problems to drive a wedge between my religion and I. Then I began exploring other religions. It took over a decade for me to return to my original faith, during that time I studied, at least briefly, most of the world's religions. When none offered the answers I sought I returned to the one that I felt did.

Answer 8

Grew up a christian and I am still a christian now at age 22. Will be for the rest of my life! Was raised with this religion since I was very young.

Answer 9

1) I was raised a mainly Christain household, Wesleyan, I say mainly because my parents encouraged me to ask questions to come up with my own answers. Even if they didn't involve Christianity.
2) I was never Baptized and do not practice Christianity but still hold true to the basic moral codes. (10 commandments)
3) I am a practicing Pagan, I am married to a Baptist man and we are raising are sons the way I was raised, aware of our beliefs but free to ask questions and determine their own paths.
4) I fully turned from my parent's path when I was 15.

Answer 10

The only faith that I have is in me, to be the best person I can be, and to make this world a better place. This faith works miracles for me and whoever I can touch by my individuality. I don't believe in religion though.. That is yesterdays news that people are afraid to think through.

Answer 11

I was raised with Catholicism. I was baptized, and took the sacrements of first communion and confirmation and confession. I attended the Church on and off most of my adult life, while also attending some churches of other religions to learn about other forms of theology.

I am now in my mid-30's and no longer consider myself Catholic nor do I follow any organized religion. I study other religions and theories and new age spiritualism and try to follow my own path.

I love teachers such as Neale Donald Walsch and the Conversations with God series and I love Wayne Dyer, Sylvia Browne, Sonia Choquette and many others who have inspired me.