2007-03-22 18:19:29 · 12 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In my case: not really, but I wasn't old enough to have very many social or political opinions.
2007-03-22 18:23:47 · update #1
no, not at all
2007-03-22 18:21:32 · answer #1 · answered by funaholic 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was sixteen years old I never had any real political opinion. My social opinion as well as my social position changed very drastically. I begin to form many more friend ships and activities outside my Church group. My life became very free and happy.
2007-03-23 01:31:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
My views changed on - the teaching of Intelligent Design, abortion, stem cell research, the death penalty, and probably a few other things I'm not thinking of...
To be fair, though... it was all kinda at the same time. My views changed gradually as the deconversion ran its course. So, I guess you could say that some changed before I was officially not a Christian anymore.
2007-03-23 02:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by Snark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I left at 13. I had no idea of the world of politics at the time. I have become a liberal centrist though, with a tendency towards progressiveness.
2007-03-23 01:31:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing really changed for me. Frankly, the political stance of the church that I was forced to attend were directly opposed to my common sense, and helped to further drive that wedge between religion and myself.
2007-03-23 01:46:46 · answer #5 · answered by Bill K Atheist Goodfella 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I grew a horror of politics once I left religion, and socially, I've always been pretty don't ask, don't tell...=0)
2007-03-23 01:25:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not really. My social and political opinions motivated me to question religion. Just look at how chauvinistic Christianity is.
2007-03-23 01:22:37 · answer #7 · answered by Michael 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Not much. I no longer sin. I can't go to hell. I'm not afraid of death. My works are the only thing that count and by them you will know me. I don't hate religious people but they scare the hell out of me with all their fear, hate and violence.
I am very liberal and want to take care of the least of these my fellow citizens just as i would want them to care for me.
I don't listen to raving bigots tell me god wants me to be rich and I'm very satisfied to have enough to get by. I don't have to get up to go to church on Sunday or any other day. I can hang out with people who are interesting and not worry that they might be afflicted with religion.
2007-03-23 01:25:41 · answer #8 · answered by valcus43 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, not really. By the time I left I already had pretty much defined my ethics by logic instead of slaving to meet a standard that the standards-book claimed we were incapable of meeting anyways.
2007-03-23 01:22:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Besides receiving my sorcery kit and learning the secret atheist handshake? Not really.
2007-03-23 08:26:20 · answer #10 · answered by Murazor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I left the church pretty early, so most of my social/political opinions were pretty unformed.
2007-03-23 01:23:16 · answer #11 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋