2007-10-30 06:00:05 · 21 answers · asked by realchurchhistorian 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
thanks everybody
2007-10-30 06:15:24 · update #1
I was (Church of God) and actually believed it when I was younger. Then came the years of questioning and that is when christianity didn't give me the answers to my questions, nor made sense when it came to certain aspects. So I begin studying other religions, other opinions and ways of thinking....and BAM atheist. I remember in middle school actually hiding this from others because kids will pick on you if they find out that you don't believe in god. A little growing up changed hiding my true beliefs (well lack thereof) though, yeah I was a shy kid.
2007-10-30 06:19:40 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an atheist in the conventional sense of the word and I was raised in the church. I am a scientist--and find that the stories told in church do not fit with the observations we can make about our universe and life--yet-I also find such a beauty in the mathematics of the universe that I do believe there is a "cosmic conciousness". I've rejected Judeo-Christianity so if that labels me as an athesit then I am. I believe the universe formed with the big bang, evolution occured. I also believe much like a pool expert--this cosmic conciousness knew where the balls would land when he started the big bang. That simply means that this Deity using natural law was still responsible for creation--simple chose a little more elegant path than snapping it into existance. I believe in the continuation of the spirit--not so much from any religious training--but from (and I know there is no hard evidence) all the data we have on ghosts and the like-it seems reasonable that this is possible.
2007-10-30 13:10:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many of my family members attended church regularly and I was in Sunday school almost every sunday from age 5 to age 14. I went to a religious summer camp a couple of summers and in high school attended a Bible study group. I had some fun times in Sunday school and camp and good friends. The religious stuff they taught though I think never really resonated with me or made sense on some levels. The just believe and be saved message started to ring false when illogical things came up for me. Then I did some research into Bible history, authorship, and cultural influences and came to the conclusion the claims were just too far fetched with too little proof and too much contradictary evidence for me.
2007-10-30 13:09:41 · answer #3 · answered by Zen Pirate 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I was raised by non-church-going Protestants. I started exploring Christianity on my own as a teenager, and was baptized on my own. Attended church faithfully for a long time after that, but over time, lost faith in the church...then in organized religion...then in the Christian God...and finally, in any deity.
2007-10-30 13:21:47 · answer #4 · answered by War Games AM 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I was. I attended Christian school until high school.
I remember being very uncomfortable when we did "chain prayers." I've always felt that your relationship with your beliefs should be intensely personal. Although I never felt that any of it was right, I'm thankful for my time spent in that life, which ultimately led me to the path I now follow.
2007-10-30 13:08:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was, for part of the time. Deplored every second I was in the disgusting hovel listening to the incessent drivel coming out of the Pastor's Mouth. I think that I discovered Atheism in Church, though, I found that when I 'erased' God, everyone else around me, speaking in tongues, and doing their little dances, and weird things, looked awful silly, and far more childish and less mature than I was at a mere 9 years old.
So yes. I was, and I think it helped shape me into the dedicated Atheist I am today.
2007-10-30 13:07:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 3⤋
raised in church?
If you mean that I was raised as a churchgoer- yeah, I was.
If you mean that my parents owned a church and preached... nada.
Its a good time for the great taste of McDonalds.
2007-10-30 13:04:06 · answer #7 · answered by Katie Couric's 15 Minutes... 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I went to Sunday School until I was 12. I then realized it was all crap and asked my mom if I could stop going. She let me stop going and that was when I was freed from the haze of religious brainwashing. I've been much happier ever since.
2007-10-30 13:07:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I was forced to church from about age 7 to 10 - they were the most miserable times ever. The church was falling apart and was full of dust, so it made me physically sick. (Allergies.)
2007-10-30 13:03:24 · answer #9 · answered by Beletje_vos AM + VT 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
just b4 this question expires as i got a hour left b4 next day right now at the seconds im gonna say no AND ATHEISTS ADAM DID NOT OWN A CAR
2007-10-31 13:01:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋