At what point did you decide to follow the religious path you choose to follow?

Question

If you were raised in the faith you practiced, and have been given oppurtunities to leave said faith, what prompted you to remain what you are?

Kylie,

That is how I became a Taoist

Answer 1

I decided not to.

Answer 2

Everyone is raised either within a particular faith or not. At some point in one's life -- for some it's earlier, for others later -- you sit on a big rock in the mountains, stare into space and come to terms with what you were taught and what you feel. You then decide as to what God means to you, if anything at all. I have a deep personal faith in God, but do not expect anyone else to understand it, because although others can get inside my heart and head, they can't get into my soul. Of course, none of this has to do with organized religion, the majority of participants of which have a deep seated personal faith and just go through the motions of the external requirements of that faith.

Answer 3

Pretty much everyone in my life growing up was christian, I always assumed that since so many people I loved and respected believed in God they must be right.

I didn't think to argue the point too much till well into my adult years, when I started asking these people to fill in the questions about Christianity that had been nagging me my whole life I realized that they only believed because people they respected believed.

When I realized I was perpetuating a cycle built on nothing more than tradition i made a conscious decision to seek my own answers.

I'm an atheist, not because it's easier but because it makes enough sense that I'm willing to take the harder path.

Answer 4

When I was about 40 years old and finally started to take life seriously. I had always knew that there was a Superior Being but was too busy doing what I wanted to do. Don't exactly know what prompted me to think about my lifestyle but I knew that I did not come from a monkey and I guess that I thought that I better straighten out my life while I still had the opportunity. I also wanted to do it the right way. I did not want to play church. Did not want to waste my time pretending. So, I started searching and seeking and reading my Bible and found a church were I saw that everyone thought the same way. They wanted to do everything that the Bible instructs us on and they were sincere and tried to live that way with all of their hearts. They were completely sold out to God. That is where I found Jesus. I received the Holy Ghost on September 15,1993 at 8:47pm and I haven't been the same since. I thank God for the salvation that he gave me and that he offers the same salvation to everyone who hears his call. God bless you for asking.

Answer 5

I was raised a Southern Baptist, but as I reached my late teens I realized there were too many holes in the sviptures and I started looking for the truth. For about 3 years I read everything I could about religion, but nothing clicked. Finally, I learned about Wicce and the Great Mother Goddess and it all fell into place for me. It explained what I felt, what I knew about science, it accounts for all of the anomalies of history and archeology, feminism, psychology, etc. all made sense as a part of the holistic image of Isis. That was 26 years ago and I'm still learning and it still works.

Answer 6

When I was about 15 I realized that the Christian faith (which I had been loosely raised on) didn't speak to me, no matter how hard I tried to make it, because there were some ideas that were vital to it that felt inherently "wrong" to me. I disagree STRONGLY with the concept of "original sin", I believe in reincarnation (even without all the scientific evidence that supports it), and I disagree with many of the commonly practiced tenants. So I began to examine other forms of spirituality, and chose the one that spoke to me (which in ways I had been subconsciously drawn to most of my life up until that point).

Answer 7

I was raised a christian and decided to leave christianity when I was 12. I found out that I didn't have to be a christian which I was previously raised to believe. The moment I realized I could choose to leave christianity I did. Haven't looked back. Haven't chosen a new religion. Atheist all the way for 14 years.

Answer 8

I was raised christian and my faith was strong. Then one day God spoke to me about something. I started to wonder if how Christians viewed God was the way in which he truely wanted to be seen. I knew Jews worshiped the same God, but saw him differently than we did.

I then started training in taekwondo and was exposed to some of the easter religions, mainly things from taoism. I started to wonder if Christianity was the best religion, or if others were better and would fit me more.

I then decided to learn lots about different religions and choose which one fit me. I was also trying to prove Christianity to be best, but I didn't want to bias my research by asking Gods help.

I researched for a few years, and asked people. I also observed people and news for behavior patterns and what not. What I found shocked me. Christians were rude! I'm not saying all were, but they were a lot ruder, me included, than I thought. They didn't know how annoying it was to get someone knocking on your door who wont take the hint to "get lost". I also noticed that most Christians that surrouneded me were narrowminded about a lot of issues.

I'm not saying all christians are rude, narrorminded, bible bashers. All I'm saying is, too many of them seemed to be to the point i didn't want to be associated with them.

In my studies I can come accross Wicca through a friend. I loved it. Its been the perfect fit for me ever since.

I had some trouble with it not too long ago. I didn't like a lot of authors who I associate closely with Gardner. I really agreed with Scott Cunningham and finding like-minded people was hard. I found some authors now, as well as some people who live near me to help me with stuff.

If someone askes what religion I am i usuly just say "pagan". I dont like saying Wiccan. If prompted further I usuly say something to the extent of "Pagan, identifying most closely with Wiccan beliefs."

Answer 9

nicely on the grounds which you dont pray to any deities and pray to god at as quickly as and likewise have self assurance that God does not have any mom, father, son, daughter, sisters and it is merely God then that's obvious which you ought to stick to ISLAM. on the grounds that christian have self assurance that Jesus is the son of God which potential they nevertheless pray by utilising some thing like Hindus. So i could recommend you start up examining a English version of Quran and notice if for your self. thank you might ALLAH instruction manual to the the final option path.

Answer 10

I don't follow any faith. I went to a C of E school. While in Bangkok I read a book about Budda and was impressed, so I would follow that if I had to follow anything.

Answer 11

I was 17 when I realized God, The Bible and everything else the church was teaching is completely made up. Looking back, I'm not sure how I believed it in the first place.