Have you converted?? Were you once a religion and then converted, What promted you to convert.?

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Answer 1

Raised Protestant, "converted" to Agnosticism when I began thinking.

Answer 2

Yes, I converted from Christianity to Paganism and Wicca. I'm sure there will be people who will say that I never was Christian but I was a Sunday school teacher and a devoted member of my Church. I went on Christian spiritual retreats and training courses for Sunday school teachers and other Christian spiritual activities.
So I why did I convert from a faith that I was brought up in? I was working on an animal rights stall at a Green Gathering in Glastonbury when I got in many arguments over the week with pagans their arguments made more and more sense to me. I ended going to an open circle which felt like I was going home. Paganisn spoke to me in a way Christianity never did. I eventually was initiated as a witch some years latter.

Answer 3

I was once Christian (Catholic then to SDA). By the time I was 17 all that started to change. The main reason was that I needed something more real well that and a few other things:
1. There just seemed to be too much left unexplained in the Catholic church - to me it felt like it only imposed rules on humanity that didn't really apply anymore.
2. While at the private SDA school during bible class the teacher tried to tell everyone that all the worlds problems were the fault of the Catholics. To me, this was a big no no. What gives anyone the right to make such claim? Who are they to point the finger at other people and lay blame but not accept a degree of responsibility for it as well? Besides that, SDA beliefs just didn't do anything for me. I couldn't share their beliefs. I spent nearly 3 hours in the principle's office getting a lecture from the pastor about how it was in fact the fault of the Catholics that today's world is so corrupt - I'll tell you right now, I'm the type of person that stands up to statements like that because it's wrong to do that.
3. This is what really started to make me question Christianity - had everyone lost sight of what it really meant? In my experience, I can say yes, A LOT of people have lost sight of what being a Christian really means. So I started doing research. (that and I had a really bad experience that made me question even further the existance of this Christian God everyone was so fond of...)
4. I saw an article in a magazine about Wicca. When I finished reading it I was intrigued. It was so peaceful and had such a respect for nature and life. I spent a few years buying multitudes of books just learn about it all. This upset my mom to no end. She burned a lot of the books I had bought...thankfully I was able to 'save' a few of them. The only thing I didn't really like about Wicca was all the spells and such. I believe that if you want something you need to take action to make it happen but at the same time i suppose the spells were a way to focus one's energy into what you are trying to achieve.
5. And then I met a buddhist man. I didn't know he was buddhist at first, but the way he treated me and those around him became really appealing. He seemed to be at peace with the world around him and he never spoke negatively about anyone or anything. When I finally got the nerve to ask him about his beliefs he went into great detail and that's when I started researching buddhism. I am not a buddhist expert, I still have so much to learn and I still need to apply the principles to my life more often but, it was my final destination through my journey of discovering other beliefs. It's what I find to ring most true to me, in a lot of ways it put me in control of my life and I find I live more peacefully now than I ever have.
For the sake of being consistent: I am a seeker. I hold steadfast to the belief that everyone will find their own way. And if the Christian God exists as defined by all the churches and such, I know I will not be condemned for having the beliefs I have for He will understand my choice.

Answer 4

According to this principle, no I am not converted in any or from any. I distanced myself from Catholicism at a very young age. Reasons: a child doesn't commit sins. I was force to go to confession, kneeled in front of a man and accused myself of sins I didn't know I was committing. The same priests that would go after mass, drink and having sexual relations with women in the village.

The master priest of the village was crying and preaching every Sunday that giving more money to the church would assure us a better place in Even. The richest then would give a lot more than us, the poor parishioners. Our rank in Even would have been so remote from God that we would have never been able to see him at all.

Catholic nuns were a crazy bunch. Again taking bribes from rich parents to assure their kids were always number one of their classes. Even though, fairly intelligent and poor pupils like me didn't get a chance at being number one of the class, not once.

I am not going to elaborate more on the subject and you know why. I practise my own religion: don't kill, don't steal, be kind to everyone, work hard to earn my own living and so on.

I am happy without the God-fearing issue and the likes.

Answer 5

I had nothing to do with Christianity in my early life other than that I was born into a christian family. About 21 years ago I became born-again and I thank God because I am not subject to the control of situations and circumstances. I have power over my affairs.

Answer 6

I used to be a Christian but didn't really want to only stayed in it while under the rules of my mom, but whn was old enough to make decisions and explorer what other religions are out ther found Islam and is the bst thing i chose I love it an wont change for anything.

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Answer 8

Left Catholocism at 17. The last straw was when they would not let me into mass in my patched jeans and a halter top.

Walked around angry for over 25 years.

For the past six years - I have been a Religious Scientist.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_science

I was having a hard time in my life - and I went to the church knowing that I wanted to pray - but not understanding how to do it. I learned there that prayer is not asking God for anything - it's simply using your mind to get what you need/want in life.

Namaste!

Answer 9

Well i was raised Catholic by parents, and then i stopped believing in god, i became atheist since i thought there was no good in the world, (at the time i was depressed) so then i started to talk to a few muslims and found out about Islam. i didnt like associating others with god..like confessing to priests my sins, i believe whatever problem you have is between you and god, not someone else. i love the way we have a direct relationship with Allah. i prayed with a friend to allah for one week straight, and he answered my prayer.. it really shocked me, i was the type of person that thought they could never revert to islam, as i was uneducated about it and ignorant. as i was catholic, i had too many unanswered questions, but when i studied about islam, all my questions were answered. i thank Allah for guiding me to the right path.

Answer 10

Nothing specific prompted me to "convert". It was years of nothing that did it. I grew up and woke up. But what finally completed the "transformation" was when the pastors wife said that ET (from the movie) was actually a demon used to turn children evil. How stupid is that?