What were you before you came to your beliefs?

Question

Before you came to your current beliefs (or lack thereof, even) what were you? A different religion? Just drifting? Raised in it, but never believed?

And for those of you raised in a religion that you are still in, worry not, I have a question coming up for you...

Answer 1

Born and raised as a Roman Catholic through most of my adult life.

Now I follow The Law as a practical Essene...

Peace be with you!

Answer 2

I was a tepid christian... A chirstian, but a methodist (fairly milktoast). I am now an agnostic. Why? It was because spirituly all I ever got back from prayer was an echo. I could hear my own voice coming back at me, but never did i feel that something came from without. I took all the required steps to become a christian, opened my mind and my heart... and prayed a sinners prayer. The only thing I got back was stony silence. I've been told by many that I am sensitive by nature, and I truly wanted to believe. I abandoned my attempts at a contact with god after each attempt failed. I have settled into a comfortable agnosticism. In the end, what I was left with is "either he ain't there, or he ain't interested in me." Overall, I'm a good person... I don't think he wasn't interested in me, I think he isn't there.

Answer 3

I was me... still me, all the same bumps and lumps. I was searching, and still am. I was raised by a woman who believes in "informed choices". Therefore, baptism, religion, form of worship are all up to me. And in order to make a good choice for myself, she told me that I must inform myself... so... my daughter (she'd say), pick a direction and educate yourself. Make sure you can live honestly and well on the path you're walking.

The consequence? A thinker who still has no definative form of worship, but a whole bunch of ideas on best practices for relating to and respecting other people, their lives, and their ideals. Not such a bad way to be, I think.

I'm not drifting though. I know who I am, and have some idea of who I'd like to be. Me.... just more so.

Answer 4

I was baptized and raised Roman Catholic. My parents and I went to church every Sunday, I went to a Catholic Youth Group every Monday night, but that all died out before I was out of elementary school.

For a long time I was undecided. When I got a little older, I started researching different options, learning about different religions, spiritualities, theories...

Now I'm a solitary eclectic Wiccan. WOOHOO! :P

Answer 5

I was raised as an interlectual, more agnostic but questioning everything. My mothers denomination was Methodist and too sophistocated for my taste. My family was very controling of that church and I knew all my family very well., thus agnostic. But I thank God that He always knew where I would end up and He never let me out of His sight.

Answer 6

I was just a young lad, not sure about life and what it was about. I was just like the ones "in the world" now who do not have a hope for the future. Because of my religion, I have that hope.

Thanks,

Answer 7

I was raised Trinity Lutheran, Missouri synod--even believed, still do to an extent, but i asked too many questions and it ruined the magick

Answer 8

As a child, I attended many different churches with different friends. Nazarene, Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Church of Unity....the list goes on and on. I decided early on that they are interchangable and that I was not convinced of God with the information given. I continue to be open-minded (Buddist, Hindu, etc). though I still feel as though I have not been given clear evidence. The most likely evidence of God to me at this point is nature.

Answer 9

I was raised as an orthodox Jew.

But became a Christian, actually, a Qaraite Jew who believes in Jesus.

Answer 10

Before I was an atheist I was a child. Children don't have religions.