Does anyone here have different religious beliefs than your parents?

Question

I am interested to see if anyone here has chosen to worship/follow a different religion than your parents. If so, why?

Answer 1

I have way different beliefs then my parents. They grew up strict catholics then converted to christianity.

I grew up going to church, reading the bible and following Jesus as my lord and savior.

I grew up went to college studied religion (all religions) and found out that I personally didn't believe what I was taught.

I thought about becoming Muslim because I think the religion is beautiful. I think my father would actually kill me if i did.

I don't have a set religion now I have my beliefs and I live as a good person and treat others the way I would want to be treated. I believe in a "God" I don't believe that we will burn in hell if we forget to say our hail mary's. I also don't believe in going to church.

Fellowship is great and support is great but all of the churches I went to were full of hypocrites. Bible thumping on sundays and doing who knows what during the week. It just put a bad taste in my mouth towards church.

Also I don't follow the bible. If you research where the bible came from you would find that a bunch of high priests and a king picked and chose what would be included in the bible. Facts were twisted to suit the needs of the king and to keep ppl in line. To much tampering for my taste.

I say to each his own who am I to say what religion is right or wrong. I can only say what suits me best. My parents have gone mad the I have fallen away from the church and my mother prays daily that I will find my way back.

Sorry mom!

Answer 2

Yes, my whole family (that still alive) are Christian. My Dad is a Christian of the Catholic variety, my Mom was a Pagan of the Wiccan variety (I say was because she has passed away). My siblings are very much into the fundamentalist strain of Christianity.

I'm a Asatruar. Needless to say my worshiping the Old Norse Gods and Goddesses doesn't go over too well with them. ;-)

Answer 3

Traditionally its the mothers religion I think. It sounds like you have similarroute paths and you yourself sound unondenominational I would say just educate your children on the options available to them. If you expose them to church, I would be cchoose.. Many churches are preachy and know jack crap of that of which they speak (not that i do i made it two thirds thru the book and am agnostic religious fence)... I would if finding such church, one that will answer a person or cchild'squestions with directness, can be backed up and does not abate the yes you are choosing to have faith bit. Also one where the people are not so die hard or jjudge mental.. I have no children either so, I ddon'tknow why I am waying in. I just I think it best to educate and expose but not force your children you can guide them, show t hem a path if thats what you do but, dont be shocked if they stray and wonder religions very personal and cannot fully be taught its a personal self discorvery journey thing... Every person has or had there own path of or with it ya know or to it and what worked or didnt for them wether parents exposed them to a set or not they might choose that other brick road you never saw. If this is your spouses wish ask him if he wants such because he has an image of order with being raised in a church structured envirment is his why and want. Because going to church should be about share of worship and connecting with others not just to teach structure... People I found raised like that often just turn off and run away from religions. Unless a types that like such. If he seeks structure and morals and order... Only you can teach them morals and they may not eventually hodl the old wel you yourself might get where I am getting at... I say be open, expose them to much without over exposure but in an options, learned, and enlightening or option to manor. Take them to church if he is so dead set, but I hear many displeases people of so many churches meaning they are not serving peoples need for care place of worship and community with others... but encouraging re-self damnation ... I wouldnt get to hung up on denominational but more the people who attend and wether you like the pastor and priests service or not, which cant be instantly gauged but, ya... I dont think I helped but thats just my way in opinion not answer...

Answer 4

My stepdad is an atheist. I tried Christianity but didn't like the idea of everyone who wasn't a Christian burning in Hell. So now I'm Muslim and am a lot happier. Problem is my mom thinks I'm a terrorist because I'm a Muslim and wants nothing to do with me. My 17 year old sister and mom are Christians. My 4 year old brother and 7 year old sister will most likely grow up to be atheists like their father.

Answer 5

Yes.
My parents followed a form of Christianity that was opposed to the Bible and historical Christianity.

Answer 6

My folks are fundamentalist protestants. I am atheist interested in buddhist and taoist philosophy. Why? I just don't buy into xianity anymore. Science and contemplating the nature of belief made my xian foundation crumble.

Answer 7

I"m a preacher's kid - my dad was a preacher in the Evangelical United Brethren church (now defunct - it joined with the Methodist church in 1963).

I'm Pagan (equal parts hedge-witch and coven-initiated into a non-Wiccan Tradition).

I found a spiritual home in Paganism - because it fit my inner sense of he divine/sacred.

Answer 8

Yep. My father is a fundamentalist wacko, and I an atheist, which isn't actually a religion, but about as different a view as you can get.

I chose my path so to speak, because my father's proved to be based on lies, ignorance, and fairy tales.

Answer 9

My parents were both raised Christian, but my father later became agnostic. My mother had many ideas that simply do not fall into any one category. I am studying Islam.

Answer 10

My Dad is a Unitarian, my mother was an Atheist. I chose to be a Unitarian because it made sense to me.