because in my mind, you really have to have been in a religious enviornment to realize that it isnt true and its not the logical reason we are all here.
i was raised as a catholic so ive been there.
2007-07-02 06:25:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Let me see, I was born catholic, in 8th grade I started studying religion cause I wanted to be a priest. Around 11 or so I converted to christian (don't remember what sect) cause of a girl I wanted to be closer to. Around 13 or 14 I studied Judaism. At about 15 or 16 I was a Wiccan, then at about 17 I became Buddhist (girl again), around 18 I switched again to Muslim (girl again), then after that I just studied them all. When I "converted" I took immense time to actually learn the religion and the cultures associated with them. Eventually I became atheist.
2007-07-02 06:35:57 · answer #1 · answered by Smile Alway's 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mother belonged to the "Church of Christ" (that is Barak Obama's Religion) all her life. Therefore until the age of 12 I was forced to go to church & Bible Study. Because they considered the age of 12 to be the age of consent for being Baptised & being a Church Member, I was allowed to decide "not" to become a Christian. I think mom was relieved that I no longer asked embarressing questions of the preachers & deacons in the Church. Chuckle... Church of Christ is a bit like Baptists on steroids from my perspective.
Anyway, I kept my views to myself until I enlisted in the Army, chuckle, they were upset when I made them put N for none on mmy dog tag. Since I'm nearly 70 & retired, I can now say I'm an atheist without fearing for the lives of my family... I have no fear of being attacked or killed by religious nuts at my age.
2007-07-02 06:55:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. I have joined several different religious groups, but only as a learning tool for myself.
I just never fell for any of the stories from as early as I can remember. I was always fascinated by the fact that people believed in invisible things. I wanted to know why, and I still do. It just boggles my mind.
2007-07-02 07:16:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm the son, grandson, nephew & cousin of Methodist ministers. In college, I majored in religion & music, & while there, I came out as a gay man. I then spent a year in seminary, but I left when it became apparent that Methodist ordination was not possible for openly gay folks.
That was 30 years ago; much life & death has happened since then. I now consider myself an atheistic-agnostic student of Buddhism.
2007-07-02 06:32:40 · answer #4 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was once Byzantine Catholic long ago, but people who observe w/o actually being in a religion and analytically examine it can come to the same conclusions too.
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2007-07-02 06:30:57 · answer #5 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Movies that function faith, like films that function crimes, violence, and fictional lands, speaking fish, and rats who can prepare dinner are amusement. Most of those fictions don't elevate questions instantly approximately my existence - such a lot are simply amusement, or the exploration of suggestions. And, whilst I learn approximately "popular individuals" being jerks, or being great, or going into rehab, or assisting a motive, I don't pass judgement on myself in evaluation. Your emotions - feeling sorry for atheists - are your emotions, situated to your ideas, your evaluations. They belong to you, and thanks for sharing. I can guarantee you, although, that I might fortunately quit any closing religion I have for the potential that would exchange it with a extra correct image of the sector. For instance, I think (I have religion) that my puppy studies emotions very similar to mine. But, if I would have authentic know-how approximately their ideas and emotions, I might fortunately quit my notion. While you could query my values, I nonetheless significance fact over fiction. Faith is, by means of definition, the notion in matters that can not be proved. I am occupied with experiments, observations, and hypotheses which are within the realm of typical, instead than supernatural, motives. I reside in a wealthy, wealthy international. I am open to wondering the whole lot in my existence. But, celebrities and films are not going demanding situations to my mannequin of the sector. Could faith difference my international view? Not most probably, thanks.
2016-09-05 12:34:00 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was a born-again, saved sealed and convicted Christian of the Roman Catholic denomination.
2007-07-02 06:28:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was Christian. I am now agnostic.
I hate religion so much. The churches, the followers, it holds humanity back and devides us even more by bigots and ignorance.
If god is real. I don't know but if he is I'd sure like to know the reason he left us here to rot.
2007-07-02 06:30:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was Catholic then Pentecostal. 22 years.
2007-07-02 06:29:04 · answer #9 · answered by MotherMayI? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised baptist, left at age 15; was an eclectic pagan for many years after that.
2007-07-02 06:29:00 · answer #10 · answered by genaddt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋