how many of you practice the same religion you were born into?

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or did you decide on another set of beliefs? i'd like to hear your story.... :-)

Answer 1

I was born and raised as a Presbyterian Protestant. I was thoroughly brainwashed by that denomination's doctrine. My mother was a Sunday School teacher.
When I was 22 I converted to Catholicism. Why? There were some things in my Church that I didn't like so I started looking around. I attended services of other Protestant denominations. Still, I couldn't find what I was looking for. All this time I was having a debate with a college buddy about our religious differences. He introduced me to a priest and that was when my eyes were opened to the truths the Catholic Church teaches.
I am now 67 years old and very happy with that decision. Of course I was persecuted by my family and friends but later on they understood and respected my decision.
Peace and every blessing!

Answer 2

I was born into Catholicism or however you spell the Catholic one. After confirmation I completely stopped going to church and even caring about anything religious becuase I felt brainwashed after being forced to CCD once a week for 10 years. I actually spent the next 7 years doing a lot of research into allllllll different religions, even took a few classes. Every time I think I have it figured out, I discover something new that changes my mind.
I was born into being a super-catholic (my dad went to an actual knights of columbus school) and at the moment I believe something similar to the Islam belief that God is the Almighty and the only one you worship and pray to. I am NOT Christian becuase I don't believe Jesus is any more important than the other prophets. It just doesn't make sense for Jesus to be the "Son of God" when it was Adam that God created first. But I'm torn between this the infestation my fathers parents have in my soul, I feel such a NEED to get my son baptised even though I don't beleive in it.

Answer 3

I was born into a strict level of Christianity (My Mother took me) and I saw hypocrisy at the very start. The first day my Mother left with me for church without her usual make-up and jewelry I was suspicious. But the day that we passed by my Dad with a can of beer in his hand (8:30 AM) and he grabbed my newly polished fingernails (which was hard to Accomplish that Young and it was Perfect!!) and he demanded I go get all that fingernail polish off, I Saw the Light of God!! (the light of organized religion and human hypocrisy)

Now I believe in a Force and I believe there IS another life. But I got there because my Mother did turn me toward it and I met so many kind people there (not ALL of them---they were human) and now that I have had my own experiences I set my own beliefs. But I am against Organized Religion for ME!!! I know the Holy Spirit and Jesus but it's between Him and me personally as to how I conduct my life. I won't be in church again unless it's for a ceremony or a funeral. Those people are too lazy to read their own Bible and the New Testament!!

I don't have a real choice now though. I Saw something and cannot deny it happened. However "Blessed is he who has NOT seen and yet believes"!! I already saw it's true. And in later years was also healed of a condition that required surgery!! So No Excuses for Me!!
@8-) Peace.

Answer 4

I was born into an Irish/Italian Catholic family, but am now a devout Muslim. When I was about 13 or 14 I decided that there was something missing in the Catholic belief and became Agnostic for a while before eventually turning to Buddhism. It has only been fairly recently that I became a Muslim, but I truly feel that I have finally found the right path.

As-Salaamu Alaikum - Peace be upon you

Answer 5

I was born into Christianity (Lutheran) But began questioning religion when I saw Carl Sagan's Cosmos as a teenager. Ever since than I have been looking for the proof to back up the stories I was taught in the Bible. I lean more towards the science of things since I am a concrete thinker and need proof and justification for things I am told. I am not a total disbeliever,I do think Jesus and all the other players in the bible did exist but maybe not to the extent that they have been portrayed. So now when I am asked what my religion is I tell people I am Agnostic since I can not trust that just one religion is right,If any of them are.

Answer 6

I was raised by a Catholic mom and a Southern Batist dad in a small very town. We went to church, it was fun when I was a kid, but i never really felt it. I was basically agnostic as a teenager, where I lived it was basically Christian or nothing. I found an old copy of Kahil Gibran's The Prophet that was a gift to my mother, and found a lot of my spiritual beliefs in his writings, even though it was fiction. Eventually that led me to look into eastern religions through books, and I found Taoism, which I practiced on my own until I had children. I was also raising them in a small town, and I wanted them to have that sense of community I had through church as a kid, plus I was ready for a little more structure, but I didn't want to raise them as Christians. I talked to my husband and we agreed that we needed to find a more accepted religion that would still allow us to teach our children to find their own spiritual truths. Plus, I know it may sound funny, but I didn't want my kids being picked up by the church bus like the other lower middle class kids because their parents didn't have a "real" religion! I remembered reading The Choosen when I was a teenager, and decided to research Judaism. We bought some books, visited a reform synagogue in the next town, and it was like everything clicked. Turned out it was perfectly okay to view the bible as fictional stories with beautiful symbols and lessons inside. We finished our conversion process about a year later. Now I would say our practices are closer in spirit to Humanist or Reconstructionist Judaism, both of which are acceptable under the "umbrella" of Reform Judaism. I was able to "keep" what I wanted from other faiths, and I am always looking for new things to help me grow spiritually, but now I see those studies from a Jewish perspective. Still, when things get a little hectic with 2 small children, I curl up with the kids and read the peaceful words of the I ching.

Thanks for asking. Maybe you will add your story to your question?

Answer 7

I was born into Catholicism and though I've had problems with it I've stayed Catholic. In the end, I agree with some of their beliefs and I'm now taking confirmation. So I stayed in the same religion I was born into.

Answer 8

I am still attending a Catholic Church,..... sometimes I am not completely sure if it is because I share the beliefs or just don't want to upset someone....I want a closer relationship with God...but am at a stand still. I allow my children to go to activities and youth groups that are other religions and they get so much from their experiences. I guess I am a very confused Catholic since birth.

Answer 9

I practise the same non-religion I was born into. Agnostic non-practising cultural Judaism.

The vast majority of people worship the same way as their parents and vote the same way as their parents.

Free choice looks a lot like training and propoganda in practise.

I count myself.....I was trained a particular way to analyze data and look at the world. I have disagreements with my parents in the poltical/religious realm occasionally...but 9 out of ten we'll come to the same conclusions about events without talking to one another.

Answer 10

I practice the same religion I was born into, but not blindly. I have studied the beliefs of other religions and come to the conclusion this is the true one.