Lineage of religion... Do you worship what your parents worship?

Question

(Meaning do you have the same religion as your parents?)
Why do you believe what you believe?
What is the hardest aspect of your belief?
What is the easiest?
Have you study other religions?
How old are you( Just say Teens, twenties.... sixties, etc etc) Do not say your age... just the ball park!

Thanks so much (Please keep it clean folks thanks)

Answer 1

My parents are Catholic, I am a Muslim. Please make dua that Allah guides them.
I am a muslim simply because it is the truth. I am now a follower of Jesus in the true sense, and a follower of all the Prophets who called for the worship of God alone, without associating any partners.

Answer 2

My mother is devoted christian, my father is agnostic. My husband is Lutheran. I'm pagan.
I become pagan after I found so many holes in christian religion and studied world religions for some time - I found Christianity suppressing, it didn't make much sense (to me) in explaining "unexplainable" and I found it cruel. I embraced paganism, because it had very strong, logical foundation, it's ancient religion and it's on the same track with my sense of morality (do to others as you would have done to you, living in harmony with your surrounding, respect for all living things etc).
The easiest aspect of my belief is to actually believe - my faith is never weak, not even in the hardest moments.
The hardest aspect is talking about my religion publicly - there is lots of misunderstanding and fear out there.
I've studied most of christian based religions, Buddhism, Hinduism, Muslim and number of various religious practices from Africa, Asia and Caribbeans.
I'm in my 30-s.

Answer 3

My mother is Christian, but both my father and I are secular.

Why I believe what I believe would be a very long answer... I guess the hardest part of secular humanism would be that its acknowledge of a lack of an after-life takes away a certain 'safety net', but the easiest is... well, every other part of it.

I've studied almost every major religion and read their holy books too. I was just unable to accept any of them.

I'm in the 'ball park' between 30 and 32 years old :) (small ball-park but I'm not afraid of telling my age!)

Answer 4

My parents are athiests, i have been one too but i'm looking into christianity and i might consider islam too.
i'm a girl in my early teens
i beleave that people should be free to chose a religion or chose none.
i believe that for me personally i have a big need to serve, but still looking to see what and how i should serve. i don't know which religion is right or wrong or even if there is a god yet for sure. But if there is a god i would love to serve him chastised as a slave in a religion that accepts that though some people need freedom, some other people also have special needs too if it is in them to be happy as slaves.
What is easy for me is to happily obeying others, my parents, teachers, my bosses at work.
What is hardest is to tell others what to do.
Is there such a thing amongst the Muslim faith where a woman can chose to be a chastised servant within the religion or would i needs to marry a boy?

Answer 5

-yes , my religion is sme as taht of my parents that is Islam
-I believe in what I believe not only because of parents but now I'm a grown up and I can analyse things well, and after studying the Holy Quran and Sunnah, I am affirmed in my faith and submissiveness to the 'Lord of the Dawn'
-none if u have control over yr intentions because "Actions are judged by intentions"
-every aspect if u are steadfast in yr belief
-no!but I have an idea of the religions of the book i.e christianity, judaism and one other(I'm sorry but I can't remember the name)
-I am in my mid-teens

yr question was really interesting and I enjoyed answering it!

Answer 6

My Parents worshiped themselves. My Father rejected the Faith of his Father who was a Man Of God, and became a very Materialistic, success oriented person.
My Mother was a self indulgent, narcissistic drunk who loved her bottle as a god.

I accepted Christ as my Savior at 16, I am now 51. I believe what I believe because God has made Himself very real to me in Christ Jesus. I found that God really loved ME. What a Revelation that was !
The hardest thing for me is to get free from my past. My parents are dead, but I have bitter memories that haunt me every day. I am required to honor them, that is very hard, esp. with my mother. I must forgive or I will go to Hell, but with them it ain't easy !
The easiest is Loving my LORD ! My God is an Awesome God ! He forgave me, and He will help me to forgive.

Answer 7

Yes I worship the same God as my parents. I have read about other religions but none of them seem to satisfy or fulfill my longings and desires the way the Bible does. And of course none of them offer the type of encouragement and victory such as offerred in Christ.
I'm in my 60s and studied math in college.
I Corinthians 13;8a, Love never fails!!!!!
10-16-6

Answer 8

My Mum was slightly religious (Christian), my Dad doesn't seem to be religious at all, and I've never been religious either, simply because I've never had any reason to believe that gods are anything more than just imaginary creatures. Being an atheist isn't hard at all, it's just what happens naturally when you don't accept other people's religious mythology. I've studied religion (mostly Christianity and Islam, to be specific) and found it to be man-made nonsense. I'm in my forties.

Answer 9

My father was born protestant, today he isn't part of any religion, also not part of the Christian church, he is secular now.
My mother was born catholic, but same as my dad, she isn't part of any religion or the church, secular as well.
They are *not* atheists though.
I and my sister were born catholic.
My sister is still catholic, but she's not a devout catholic.
I am still catholic but am planning to leave/become secular. I consider myself agnostic.

I am agnostic because I believe that any holy book was written by people of a special culture in a special time/century who adapted what was needed for them at that time. I also believe that most religions have parts and traditions that are outdated because of that.
I despise dogmata and hate that many religions forbid - or at least their followers despise - asking for "why"s. I believe that it's important to understand instead of just believe because you could easily be a victim of a "false god" otherwise (as long as you believe in one).

I try to inform myself about other religions but must admit it's none of my priorities because for me one religion is as good or bad as the other ones.

I'm in my middle twenties, and am a software engineer. Being a technician might also explain my urge to explain and discover reasons for things.

Answer 10

I am a christian

I don't think my parents believe in anything

I believe in Jesus because he died for for me and rose to life on the third day. I think Christianity is the only religion that has a God that forgives you when he sent his son to take our place.

and im in my late teens

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