and how many of you just followed along after your parents' beliefs?
2007-06-01 06:07:24 · 23 answers · asked by Murazor 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Followed parents until around 20yo, then via study, chose Atheism.
2007-06-01 06:10:14 · answer #1 · answered by Athiests_are_dumb 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was raised Christian (Methodist, to be specific). Went to church with my parents every Sunday, was active in the youth group, the choir, etc. Never really felt much for it, and I had begun to question it in high school, but I still went.
When I hit college, I took every world religion class I could find, talked to my professors, studied on my own. And here I am, at 25, a confirmed agnostic.
I believe in a God, but I think organized religion does nothing but confuse and distort the nature of things. So while I abstain from religion, I live my life by the golden rule and the rule of karma. I think that's about the best that anyone can do, and when you boil a religion down to its very heart, that's what they all strive to do. It's just all that other stuff gets in the way.
2007-06-01 13:25:14 · answer #2 · answered by gillie_girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Me. Why do you care?
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As a comment on the thumbs system, I gave essentially the same answer as the person above me, but I get two thumbs down, and she gets a thumbs up. Not that this has anything to do with the question, but interesting.
I did a lot of research, took several religion courses for college credit, and wound up back in more or less the same religion as my parents, because I became convinced by my studies that they choose well. Is that so shocking?!?! My parents were smart after all!
I'm Protestant Evangelical, btw.
2007-06-01 13:12:48 · answer #3 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I was encouraged to study... everything, not just religion. My dad is agnostic and my mom a christian, so I can't say I followed either one of those. I have beliefs, but they aren't anything like my parents. But I didn't choose it like one would choose what to wear on a date. I find out the answers to my questions and I still with what I find to be true.... not what people tell me is true.
2007-06-01 13:15:17 · answer #4 · answered by River 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was born a skeptic and finally rejected my parents' religion when I was thirteen. After years of searching, studying, questioning, finding nothing, further searching, study, questioning, I found my spiritual home at 21, never looked back, and for many years still have had no words except cliche to express my profound exhilaration and dancing, singing, ecstatic gratitude that I found the Baha'i Faith.
2007-06-01 13:42:22 · answer #5 · answered by jaicee 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have studied Many, many Religions over the years...I really believe that is the only way you can find out what is right for you...and with that knowledge, you will be truly happy...
No I didn't follow my parents...
2007-06-01 13:17:19 · answer #6 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I studied with several religions and researched a lot about the bible before deciding to join the Catholic church. Growing up, our family practised no religion at all.
2007-06-01 13:15:33 · answer #7 · answered by Tanya Pants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised up in my religion, but was a passenger most of the time, till I started getting interested in religion itself, and did some research and started being more active, then i made a choice to follow my religion.
2007-06-01 13:11:25 · answer #8 · answered by FavoredbyU 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was born into my religion on my mothers side, then sent the christian churches to make my fathers family happy.
I was kicked out of the christian church at the age of 15, after I had a dream about a church members brakes failing and told her about it. The dream came true when she left church that day and she was prepared for it and managed to not crash. But of course that is demonic, so they kicked me out.
Since then, I consciously choose to remain in my religion every day of my life and have yet to see anything that would make me want to give it up.
2007-06-01 13:15:10 · answer #9 · answered by toxicbutterfly13 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's been a constant struggle for me. My parents are Catholic and that's the way they raised me. but i do have a few doubts sometimes and i do question things about my religion. however, i try my best not to let these doubts deter me, remembering that this is the purpose of faith. I have asked questions, and they have lead me to study.....and these studies have strengthened my faith and conviction.
~PhoeniX~
2007-06-01 13:17:42 · answer #10 · answered by Spurious 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was born Jewish, I studied other religions and found good and beauty in most of them but was more than content to remain as I am
2007-06-01 13:18:01 · answer #11 · answered by devora k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋