When you were growing up, did you have a choice what religion you were going to be?

Answer 1

Yes. My parents were both believers and I stopped believing in high school. Thankfully, my parents never made me go to church.

Answer 2

When I was growing up I was interested only in party life. I became a major drug addict and alcoholic by the time I was 20. I was young when I began to party. I began working in a place where I met an Apostolic lady ( pentecostal lady) and she began to pray for me (not by my choice). A few months later, God dealt with me because I knew I was going down a dead end road with the party life. I began to occasionally read the bible and eventually was invited to an Apostolic Church in which I chose to go. I'll never forget feeling the power of God in the service. I never had felt the power of God before ( this was totally new to me). I eventually went to an alter and was filled with the spirit of God. I was baptized in Jesus name. My life is by no means perfect and do not push people into religion. If I do see a person that desires to want a change from the life style that I once was in, I will pray for that person and try to encourage the person that there can be a change.

Answer 3

No, religion was kind of forced on me. I agree that it should be. It helps children in making the right decisions in life. When I was a kid, I didn't like attending church. I guess I couldn't relate to what was being taught. It wasn't until I went through trials and tribulations as an adult, that I could understand what was being talked about. I believe that children should have a foundation in some type of religion. I will impose the same beliefs on my children, however I won't condemn them if they decide to choose another religion when they are adults.

Answer 4

My parents were not religious and left the decision about religion up to me. I didn't decide until a couple of years ago to even explore religion. Since then I have studied many kinds of Christianity and have not been happy with it. I recently married an Muslim man and enjoying learning more about Islam.

Answer 5

No, not at all. My mother was the daughter of an Episcopal Priest. She, it seemed truly believed with all she was, and never (Maybe privately?) questioned. She did not let us go to church with friends, always said we were to go to our own church. She didn't have many answers and we learned we were to believe because of faith! I always seemed to need something more to support the faith.

Struggled a long time but I am now at peace with my religious philosophies (although I still have some technical questions I'd love to have answers to.) Thankfully, I can accept on faith that Jesus endured Crucifixion to save us.


My mother as she became ravaged with senile dementia seemed to lose her faith. I asked her once why that happened. She said it was when the mass suicide in Jones town took place. I've wondered so much if that made her lose her faith why didn't the Holocaust, when her mind was clear make her lose her faith?

Answer 6

Absolutely. My parents always taught me that when i grew up choosing a religion was for me to do. And that's exactly what i did, 2 years ago i reverted to Islam and it was the best choice i ever made.

Answer 7

Jesus was all I have ever known in growing up. When I started going into adulthood, I heard about other religions and I am glad that I only know Jesus as my Lord and Savior. May God Bless

Answer 8

Sort of. Both my parents grew up Catholic but never had me baptized and never took me to a church unless it was for a wedding. We never talked about religion unless I asked a question. My mom let me go to a Presbyterian week long summer program for kids because some of my friends went and it was fun. She let me go because they took us bowling. She figured it was good for me to learn at least something about the bible since she felt she couldn't teach me anything. I guess I could have chosen any Christian denomination if I wanted to. I didn't really know any Jews, Muslims, etc..

Answer 9

I never had a choice. That's why I gave my children the chance to choose what they wanted. I felt like my parents shoved their religion down my throat and I will never go back to that type of church.

Answer 10

Yes. I wasn't really given a religion to follow, because my parents didn't follow one. However, I was taught about God and prayer and stuff like that. My mom's a very spiritual person, so that is more what I became than what was chosen for me.

Around when I was 16, though (Am 18 now), I started to research Christianity. Now I'm a very happy Seventh Day Adventist Christian, even though a lot of the beleifs I follow are opposite from what my mom taught me.

Yes, this caused conflict..and it still does to this day. It is hard when you both believe opposites. But, we're trying hard to accept it and live with it and not let it hurt our relationship. :)

Regardless, though..She has never stopped me from chosing my own. Never stopped me from going to church. She may not have been the happiest about it, but she never restricted me from doing it.

Blessings and Love

*Edit*
To whom wrote this above: "Hypothetically maybe. No kid is going to give up family and parents for religion though. No kid can really takes religion that seriously. Family is where it's at. "

Many have, and many will turn from their family for religion. It's rooted so deeply in your heart, that it can make you seperate. It came close at times with my mom and I, but we pulled through. I know of one who wrote a book about her experiences. At the age of meerly 16 she left her family, because they would not let her follow her beliefs. To the point she ended up poor and in a very bad situation for a long time, but she never gave up in the name of her faith. So yes..it can happen. It took mostof her life before her father would even look at her, unless she was to change.

Answer 11

Hypothetically maybe. No kid is going to give up family and parents for religion though. No kid can really takes religion that seriously. Family is where it's at.