you know all on your own? or did your parents make you go to church and pray?
2006-08-06 04:10:13 · 16 answers · asked by Pale_13 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, I didn't choose not to believe in God - atheism is merely a part of me, inalterable and unchangeable. But all that I've read and seen merely confirms in me that my instincts are correct.
So, no and yes.
2006-08-06 04:15:16 · answer #1 · answered by XYZ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My parents didn't "make" me go to church and pray, but yes, they had some part in it. Until a while back when I really experienced God in a whole new way and knew that it wasn't all just about praying and going to church.
2006-08-06 11:15:00 · answer #2 · answered by c h u r r o 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My parents made me go to church until I was about 13, but I kept going to youth group for a couple of years after that. I made a conscious decision to believe when I was about 16, when I went to the Jesus Northwest retreat with my best friend's youth group from another church. It was an awesome experience and I thank God for it!
2006-08-06 11:22:31 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ Luveniar♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it was all my freewill. I saw Christ living in my parents and the people around them, and I knew that Jesus was the true savior. I prayed with my mom, but it was my choice to accept Christ!
2006-08-06 11:15:19 · answer #4 · answered by OnFireForJesus! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom made me to, I'm an only child with a single parent, but when I got older, the choice was mine
2006-08-06 11:14:42 · answer #5 · answered by fifi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How would you know if you weren't exposed? Yes, my parents took me to church. I made my own decision to accept Christ.
2006-08-06 11:17:27 · answer #6 · answered by Virginia V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found out all on my own. The impact was huge, so I'm glad for how I found out... but it would have been nice if my parents would have at least discussed it with me.
2006-08-06 11:16:13 · answer #7 · answered by Verb8mgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Father took us to church every Sunday...when I became a pre-teen, I made my own choice.
2006-08-06 11:16:02 · answer #8 · answered by PariahMaterial 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think about all the miraculous things in the world and ask yourself how you can not believe in a power greater than imaginable?
2006-08-06 11:15:20 · answer #9 · answered by Angela 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother took me to all sorts of different religious gatherings in an attempt to find something that would click with me.
Sadly, fear and superstition did not.
Logic and science did.
2006-08-06 11:16:22 · answer #10 · answered by Michael 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋