Is your community, the people you socialize with, your school, Christian, for the most part?
2007-03-03 12:19:23 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
YES
and i thank God for it every single day
2007-03-03 12:24:36 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I grew up going to a Methodist church. The community that I grew up in and the people I socialized with were a mixed bag. Some church goers...some not.
Same is true now, I am friends with and work with many non-believers and nominal believers. As a matter of fact, I often feel alone in my faith....there are more people who only remember God at Christmas and Easter and then forget.
I actually did not go to church for about 15 years, but then realized that my life was out of control...and began to seek God. I joined the Catholic church in 1998...and it's been the most amazing and wonderful experience of my life. I have a deeper faith and an intense relationship with God.
2007-03-03 20:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by Misty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
growing up a pastors son really took a toll on my social life outside of the christian community because my parents were always cautious of who I hung out with. So even if I made great friendships with non believers, it would only last so long before my parents would try to brain wash me about the evil in associating with non believers.
I absolutely disagree with my upbringing now that I'm an adult because I realize now that there is nothing wrong with having friends of all different faiths. In fact one of my very good friends is Buddhist and is by far the most passionate and forgiving person I've ever met.
I think that at some point religious homes or parents need to let children grow up without the tainted belief that children of other faiths are some how evil or bad for them.
Acceptance is key and should be held dearly to ones heart no matter who you are and where you came from.
2007-03-03 20:41:40 · answer #3 · answered by EddieRasco 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My home was pretty Christian, but my community is too large to revolve around that. I never was a church-goer.
Also, I ended up being wayyyyyyyyyy to the left of either of my parents on the Christian spectrum, so if you're trying to see how many people went with the belief system they were bred in, that wouldn't be a solid "yes" in my case. I'm also a Buddhist, neither of my parents can claim that, for sure.
2007-03-03 20:24:04 · answer #4 · answered by nope 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, not really. My mother and father would go to church, and they would take me along with them. But I wouldn't consider them very religious or spiritual people at all. Most of the people I work with and who are in my community are not Christians.
2007-03-03 20:37:09 · answer #5 · answered by willie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No!
Is your community, community I live in is 90% Hispanic and I am english speaking only.
the people you socialize with, People I socialize with are at bars
your school, public schools
Christian, for the most part? Not my family, I am considered a black sheep and never mentioned to anyone or anybody as far as my family is concerned.
I was brought into Christ's family 29 years ago.
Now my family, Mom, Dad and siblings despise me even more.
So no I was raised in a highly secular society.
2007-03-03 20:35:38 · answer #6 · answered by אידיאליסטי™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I grew up in a pagan home. My dad was a member of the clan. We were taught to hate blacks. Pornography was present any time. We went to church every now and then and when we did our parents didn't go. I came back from Viet Nam a drunk. Married my Jr. High sweetheart and started life. We were both saved in 1976, and I have been a pastor since 1981.
2007-03-03 22:21:44 · answer #7 · answered by Creepy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Church-going home, yes.
Highly religious family, people I socialized with, school that I went to, no. Not even close. I grew up under the impression that the vast majority of people were entirely secular.
2007-03-03 20:23:25 · answer #8 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I have never seen either of my parents in a church without a funeral happening. What community in North America isn't at least nominally Christian? Of course, our community is Christian.
2007-03-03 20:22:51 · answer #9 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didn't grow up in a highly devout Christian home, but I was raised Christian. That make sense?
But I did go to Catholic school as a middle schooler. Um, I would assume most of America is Chistian/catholic. as it should be.
2007-03-03 20:22:10 · answer #10 · answered by !!joinCampaignforLiberty!! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I did not really grow up in a Christian home. My mom leans a bit to the left, and my dad was either atheistic or agnostic.
2007-03-03 20:28:04 · answer #11 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋