2007-12-15 21:25:56 · 13 answers · asked by Macy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm just wondering is all. The atheists and agnostics I've known in my life had no religious upbringing.
2007-12-15 21:30:45 · update #1
Never really a fundie, but I went to various churches for awhile to see what was up.
Was a southern baptist for two months.
And went to a church that had people falling out in tongues. After the initial shock, it was actually pretty cool.
Got baptized several times, nobody thought the others got it right, which was interesting.
Some had their head in the right place, some left me wondering where there head was at, and some made me wonder if they used their head at all.
Didn't work for me so I walked.
2007-12-15 21:29:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am a former jew...ready to ask your follow-up question, if there is one.
UPDATE: Most of them have ancestry that belong to either a Christian, Muslim or Jewish heritage. They may have not had a religious upbringing, but their parents or grandparents were most likely one of the above. Anyway, I was raised as an orthodox jew, hated it - saw no common sense to it, and dropped all of it. I don't see any reason to keep the sabbath, any of the unnecessary holidays that simply deprive me of my free will and spare time, and one thing I super hated: going to an all boy school. What the hell....I missed out on so much fun I could have had. I could not relate to all the religious guys in my high school, and all the girls I knew were not going to give it up. That's why I ended up a virgin throughout high school while people in public school had sex with numerous partners. What about all those parties I could have gone to on friday nights?
You know what's the worst? When Jewish people go tell your parents that you didn't pray that morning, or that they saw you without your yarmulke. It's as if you have to pretend to be religious, or otherwise you are looked down upon. Why do I need to wear a funny garment on top of my head to be a good person? Why should I have to worry about these idiots telling my parents that I don't wear this garment on my head?
Complete lunatics
2007-12-15 21:28:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I was brought up catholic. I've tried going to different churches (baptist, lutheran, etc.). I questioned everything and tried to make sense of everything. I think I was agnostic for most of that time but didn't realize it because I kept 'trying to believe'. I stopped trying to believe and did some researching. I've been happy and content with being an truth seeker for the past 6 years.
2007-12-15 21:37:36 · answer #3 · answered by Maureen B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was brought up a Catholic, believed in god until I was like 17. Been an atheist ever since. I'm now 22.
2007-12-15 21:35:10 · answer #4 · answered by Reverie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i wasn't a fundamentalist christian. but i did believe in god and jesus for a while. but it wasn't real belief. i always questioned things in the bible, like the silly stuff in genesis and the totalitarian stuff like jesus not even wanting you to think about murdering someone or having sex with someone(both of which are a crazy thing to ask to repress btw) and that led me to becoming an atheist. but it wasn't like it was overnight. it was a transition: christian--agnostic--atheist.
2007-12-15 21:34:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Former
Bible-believing, born again, tongues-speaking, evangelical and evangelising Christian, here, so perhaps I would have been, by some people's usages..
But I never considered myself a fanatic, or considered violence a legitimate part of my faith. I didn't consider every Christian who believed slightly differently to me to be an evil apostate. So perhaps not.
2007-12-15 21:34:31 · answer #6 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Theres the uncooked information, and then there are those evaluations which we sort based on the uncooked information. The evaluations characterize our theory of actuality, and define how we are able to behave. Our skill to generalize, enables us create a international-view, and complements our descision making skill.
2016-11-27 20:18:01 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-12-15 21:33:23 · answer #8 · answered by Champion of Knowledge 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was born into a christian family... have taken instruction in 7 different religions.... so I could make a informed decision.... I don't believe in god as any of them teach it....
2007-12-16 00:16:03 · answer #9 · answered by chralissia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God screwed me so I left. I hate God I wish all the churches and all his books of lies would spontaneously burst into flames.
2007-12-15 21:45:09 · answer #10 · answered by Dave R 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋