Are your religious beliefs programmed into you by family?

Question

What I mean is, I was raised Christian. My mom was raised Christian. 10 generations back surely were Christians. The next generation is taught by parents or guardians. I am not going to say God isn't real, but I am not an active Christian.
Surely I (and my mother and grandmother) would be practicing Hindus (and would believe in it) if that's what we were taught.
I ask my mom all the time this question adn she says that she would "know" the right religion to follow. I don't believe that at all. It would be the right one if she was raised to believe it was the right one.

Answer 1

Well, for some poeple, yes. My anscestors were Hindus, and i was born into a Muslim family. Until recently, i suppose i've just been doing what the rest of my family do, even though they're not that religious. However, ever since i took up Philosophy of Religion, i've tried to find thing out for myself, and make my own decisions and opinions. I've questioned things, tried to look for explanations, and study my religion from a non-biased point of view. I've still got a long way to go though, still a lot to learn. I know it's impossible to truly follow a religion if you haven't chosen it yourself. I want to choose for myself instead of living a life in doubt and ignorance.

Answer 2

You can be raised and taught any religion, including Christianity. Everything we know has been at some point, taught. But that doesn't make you a Christian. It still comes down to a personal choice between you and God. It's the same for everyone. We are created as spiritual beings and there will be a longing inside of us for something greater than this world offers. Follow God and not ritual. Ritual will lead to dissatisfaction and frustration.

Answer 3

i don't think religious beliefs are programmed into you. just because your parents teach you their religion doesn't mean that you cannot question it, but with Christianity I know that if you search and really search for the answers you'll find them. Creation all around you is proof that there is a Creator God. Some people will try and argue it away but deep down they fear they're wrong and they are.
Anyway, to get back to your point...someone teaching you about Christianity doesn't make you a Christian, just as much as being taught about space makes you an astronaut or about the human body makes you a doctor.
The problem today with parents teaching their kids religion and Christianity in particular is that the parent themselves aren't Christian (they may know about Christ but have no personal relationship WITH Him) and don't have answers to the questions their kids asks, which make their kids doubt Christ and in turn which makes themselves doubt it...getting answers and understanding it is called apologetics and you'll find it for each faith...just look it up and you'll see why the hindus believe what they do and why the buddists believe what they do and why Christians believe what they do. If you have questions but no one can answer them, do your own search and ask...go to the websites below and you'll see how many of your questions about Creation, Christ and anything in between can be answered. May God bless you in your search

Answer 4

That does seem to be the norm. All of my Christian friends were raised Christians. My parents are Christian, but I am Heathen. But, I was not raised Christian. My parents didn't go to church, didn't really discuss religion (as in which one is more correct, etc), nor did they constantly drum it into my and sister and I all of the Christian doctrines. They both firmly believe in allowing everyone, including their children, the right to study everything.

Answer 5

To a certain extent although some reject this just because it never rings true to them or they find out through other knowledge that it isn't what it appears to be. For instance, I'm the only atheist in my family and I rejected christianity from the start even though my mother tried to indoctrinate me.

Answer 6

They often are, but sometimes there is backlash, too. My mother was a Methodist Sunday school teacher: both her daughters are atheists. My mother wasn't much like Carrie's mom, but there were enough similarities for me to have real sympathy for Carrie when I saw the original film.

Answer 7

properly the quick version to respond to your considerable question if those ideals gets you in to Heaven the respond is not any. I understand your needs to no longer be converted so I won't attempt to. This longer version is a few of my reasoning. For starters Christains have confidence that the only thank you to Heaven is to have confidence that God sent his son Jesus Christ to Earth to die on the circulate for our sins and on the third day he rose from the lifeless. No the place on your reasoning did you state this so the respond could be no. Jesus himself says “i'm the way and the certainty and the existence. no person is composed of the daddy different than by way of me." John 14:6 (it quite is taking in suggestions your declare that the Bible might desire to be fabricated.) So even if if the Bible became fabricated this quote that's in each and every of the 4 Gospels traditionally shown to be written via 4 different those with different backgrounds, who have been each and every alive in the process the existence of Jesus. So even if if something of the Bible became fabricated you would be complicated pressed to argue that this section became and it very of course states the standards for Heaven.

Answer 8

I grew up in a Christian family. Mama was Methodist and Daddy was Baptist.

When I was in college, I was interested in Wicca and paganism. I doubted my beliefs for awhile, but I have returned to them.

Answer 9

No, I no longer practice the faith of my parents. Although there is still a lingering influence.

Answer 10

Not me. Seriously. I have a wildly eclectic mixing of religions in my immediate family.