I remember going to church and not acting like how all the other kids did. They were all so into it and I went just beacuse I had to and would get into trouble in sunday school. I remember my Mom telling me "Satan has put seeds in your head" for an unrelated bad thing I did. I never was into the whole religion thing and I never did beleive what my devout christian parents said even when I was 7 years old, maybe I was too strong for them. I turned out perfectly fine and now that I'm older, I have made my own decisions on what I want to believe. Who else was in the same situation as me and wants to share their story?
2007-11-30 11:07:13 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not exactly forced but it did come pretty 'enthusiastically' and persistently.
2007-11-30 11:11:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kinda but as a kid you dont see it as forcing just part of life. I was raised as a Catholic but by age 12 i was trying to intoduce jazzier songs in the church folk group, arguing about women priests and just becoming dissillusioned by the church as a whole. Then the evangelicals got me and introduced me to the Holy Spirit and christian songs played on electric guitars instead of an 88yr old biddy on the organ. I thought id found the 'life' bit in christianity until they started putting pressure on for me to go and convert family, friends and people on the street and made me feel like a bad christian coz i didnt want to. As i see it some are called to be missionaries some have different gift and prefer not to ram it down a busy shoppers throat shopping at 5 to 5 on a saturaday. Then i went to uni and had some paranormal experiences and started looking at other religions and 'new age' stuff. I am now happy, having my mind broadened and have a more holistic view of life and spirituality. I am no longer angered by my upbringing and see it as part of my spiritual journey and thank my parents for teaching me about spirituality and not just science. I have christianity as my foundations on which i have build a belief system on the common elements of all world religion...filtering out the crap. My parents call it a pick-and-mix religion, but i say each to their own. I will share my beliefs and knowledge with people that ask but i will not try and convert. Live and let live and harm none. Try and balence your mind body and spirt and embrace the healing power of nature. Yes im a christian hippy!! Peace x
2007-11-30 11:39:15 · answer #2 · answered by Topaz 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hallelujah!!!!!!! I'm not a freak, after all. I remember never fitting in/ buying their beliefs. As young as 5, I (once)openly disagreed w/ my teacher on something. I just felt like a huge piece of the puzzle was missing right smack in the middle. I just read the Bible cover to cover, prayed for yrs(literally). I have the same basic beliefs I think I always did since childhood. My parents feel they are in the only true church. So, I had to go there til adulthood. But now I am happy as a clam. Every piece fits, like a puzzle. I now truly feel "complete". My family thinks I joined a cult and am crazy. But I don't care!!!!!!!!! I love Jesus and he loves me!!!!!
2007-11-30 11:20:28 · answer #3 · answered by paula r 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yeap, Yeap. I use to me a Christian, and it was scary. The Bible is a scary book for all kids to listen to. Demon. Hell. Devil. Sinful Killers. Sex. Gamboling. I use to love Church though. I use to go ever Sunday morning and ever Wednesday Night.
Now, I'm a 19 year old Agnostic.
2007-11-30 11:15:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes defo!
my mother used to drag me out of bed on a sunday morning. She still tries to make me go now, even though I've moved out!
2007-12-03 02:08:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, and it only made me want to run far far away from church & Christians
2007-11-30 11:28:23 · answer #6 · answered by YesIDid 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no, not at all. as they put it, we can believe whatever we want. they were never the type of parents to force religion down our throats.
2007-11-30 11:18:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not really. Even though I was technically raised as a Catholic, my family wasn't particularly religious.
2007-11-30 11:23:24 · answer #8 · answered by danhyanh 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
kind of the same thing with grandparents.....I'm just fine also...i think they push and push us into thing that there where pushed in to religion is often feed not teached to us
2007-11-30 11:11:41 · answer #9 · answered by BMW-T 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes thast,s right,but at teacher do not service of much.
2007-11-30 13:24:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋