What were you taught about religion?
When you were growing up, what did you learn about religion? Did your family belong to a church? What, if anything, were you told about God? What did your parents believe?
I was not brought into any religion as a child, but growing up, I did get to experience what religion was like. When I was about 7 or 8, my mother gave me a children's... More »
I was brought up in a catholic household, but my parents always told me that religion and personal beliefs were for me to decide and no one else, not even them
Religion - A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny. As in the animal kingdom, animals are born with instincts for survival. So as I was born with these same... More »
I was born into a Roman Catholic family in Syracuse, NY. We went to high latin mass every Sunday morning at Sacred Heart Cathedral in the old polish neighborhood. Growing up a devote Catholic was... More »
(please don't take offense to any of this...I respect all religions and love my Creator.) Dontcha Know... I've been stalked and harassed by religious folk so.... I learned the video game version too...LOL...
I was raised as a Christian, within the Presbyterian branch, and upbringing was fairly typical in many ways, but it was always stressed that it was my choice to attend or not. My understanding of... More »
Growing up, my parents would always (and still do) discuss religion at the dinner table --- usually in a manner like one talks about their day and whatnot. My dad's background was in the Lutheran... More »
I was taught enough about the Catholic religion to know that I am not a Catholic at all. I am very grateful for that knowledge. In spite of my Catholic upbringing I am very certain... More »
When I was a child, I was actually bribed to go to church. I hated going because we went to one that you had to dress up for, or at least my parents thought we... More »
Not very much. My mom never discussed religion, and even if asked would tell us she didn't want to talk about it. She did tell us we could be whatever religion we wanted. I did... More »