what got you involved in religion?

Question

feel free to share stories n such...

Answer 1

i was raised christian.

Answer 2

As a child I was raised Catholic. When I started high school, I opted for a Catholic one. You'd be surprised at the Catholic bashing that goes on in a Catholic school. I began to question my faith and check out others. I found that every single religion out there is corrupt in some way. It can't be otherwise. We are only human. We rely on human spiritual leaders. We rely on human written doctrines (inspired by the divine or not, we are still only human). I found that I could believe anything I want. I chose to remain in the Church despite all the corruption and horrible scandals for the simple matter that reform has to happen from inside; abandoning it would get me and the Church no where. Not to mention that I learned the difference between spirituality and religious. No, neither one of them is bad, but if your religion and your spirituality don't nurture each other, then I feel that you're missing the point. You can have your own relationship with God. You don't need an organized group to help you with that, but there is something comforting about being with people who share your basic beliefs.

Answer 3

I was christened, but I was never a good christian. I was mostly interested in the peculiar aspects of the catholic religion related with the original sin. Quite recently, the bishops have declared that from the very first moment the egg is fertilized it has a soul. Consequently, a few hours old fetus shall immediately bear the burden of the original sin.
It does not appear to be logical in the frame of a church preaching love and understanding. This story of the original sin may lead a religion to the collaps.

Answer 4

I don't know really. I was not raised in a really religious household. We only went to church a handful of times and I grew up knowing very little about Christianity or any other religion. But I was always interested and curious about spirituality. Living in America, of course Christianity was the most accessible, so I was most fascinated by it, but always wondered what happened to people of all of the other religions...would God forgive them and let them into heaven? Anyway, in 1981 my older brother was killed in a car accident and then my parents and I started going to church regularly. I was baptized and got involved with the youth group and learned all the basics about Christianity (Lutheranism, specifically). I was always terrified of Satan and the possibility of becoming possessed. I don't know why it terrified me so much, I guess just what people said (going to hell if you do this/don't do that, etc.). Moving on many years, I was looking into other religions and belief systems, but nothing was really feeling just right. Many were close to what I felt was true, but then would have some aspect I just couldn't follow. Finally, just out of curiosity, I bought a book about Witchcraft. I cried when I read it because it wasn't some evil, devil-worshiping, baby-sacrificing thing that some people claimed. It was a nature based religion that fit exactly what I had always felt in my deepest soul was right. I was soooooo happy to find out that hell and Satan were Christian inventions. Anyway, as a pagan for many years now, I am finally happy and 'at peace' with myself and the universe. I am not trying to be a Christian-basher here, just sharing my personal experience.

Answer 5

Well, my mother was a Christian woman, so that's where my initial Christianity came from... but then I became an athiest. I don't remember why, but at some point I stopped going to church (I only would every other sunday anyway, as that's when I had time with my mom after my father and her divorced). I guess once the exposure of Christianity was gone (though even then, it was only sunday school), I just developed my own thoughts on the matter. God had never been a very prominent part of my life (I never prayed or anything) and just rejected the concept in its entirety. Since then I have become agnostic, realizing that to reject the existence of god is based on inconclusive information, and have resolved myself to believe that the knowledge of god is by and large unatainable.

Answer 6

I was raised a Methodist and I have been to a few churches......but - when I went into a friends Wicca shop and felt at home, peaceful and spritual all at once........that did it.

You can still keep Christian thoughts and beliefs, (though some say, "No, you cannot"), while still seeing the world GOD made before Jesus.

I cannot say I believe in multiple GODs and any goddesses - maybe I am too rooted into Christianity........

Reading and learning about the pagan roots into Christianity made me more sure that I was on the right path - somewhere in the middle of both religions.

But - I never thought about it much until I went and found Wicca. Now I think about GOD all the time.

Answer 7

I was raised in the church.
I am a life-long Baptist who attended Catholic school for 9 years.
So...I kinda had religion forced down my throat.
Within the last 5 years, I have become more concerned (as it should be) with being a good Christian as opposed to being a good Baptist!
This has been a most freeing experience...'cause I can see where religion (church practices and procedures) prevents us from living the life God intends for us to live.
Today, there are far too many human-created ifs, ands, and buts in this thing we call the "church'.

Answer 8

Dear Punk Princess..after sitting pretty for 27 years i realized as it is written..pure religion is lifting up the Orphans and the Widows. I got involved in Religion through Small Business. My Story Tis of Thee and Me..is quite the Liberty Scenario. Contact me..reason..explore..and conquer. Great shall be your reward for the lifting of the Children by dePunkdePrincessdeExtraordinaire...RUsure? Ready,GetSet,I Love You.~daniel~8/20/6

Answer 9

I got angry when I realised that so many religious people think they are superior morally due to their beliefs... when in fact, one's actions are more important.

In regard to the Catholic church, their biggest sin is to be partially responsible for the massive AIDS epidemics around the world due to their refusal to promote condom use, out of some idiotic belief that condoms are evil.

I know a lot of great people, but the overall influence of religion on the world has been negative, and is continuing to be so by standing in the way of scientific progress that could improve the health of millions of real people.

Answer 10

One day, I came to realize how good God has been to me, even during all the times I refuse to acknowlege Him, and yet He continues to help and bless me in all I do. I have finally realized how loving God really is. This is why I became a Catholic at the age of 54. Since then I have grown in faith and love for the Lord, as well as my brothers and sisters in the Lord (this includes all people).I plan on trying to spend the rest of my life bearing witness to the Lord, by being Christlike to others, regardless of how they treat me.This is no eazy task, and I pray for God's grace to aid me in this endeavor everyday.

Answer 11

I got involved in religion because I was raised christian. Well now I am a gay male. I am against religion. By being against it, you actually are involved in it. What makes ME angry towards religion is being told that my sexuality is an abomination towards God and the BIBLE supposedly backs it up. Well if you wanna talk this talk, please email me and I will make your BIBLE tell you of many things that we all have done that is an abomination. Religion is the most evil corporation in the world, hands down.