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what kind of beliefs were you raised with, ...and what do you believe currently?
Beliefs Raised With vs. Current Beliefs
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timeflies51
post Jan 9 2007, 07:38 PM
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I just thought it would be interesting to see what kind of beliefs you were raised with compared to what you believe now.


If you have kept the beliefs you were raised with, what made you keep them?

If your beliefs have shifted to a different form of belief within the religion (example: Catholic to Lutheran, Reform Judaism to Conservative Judaism, etc.), what made you change them?

If you switched to a different religion or set of beliefs completely, what compelled you to do so? If you did, are you still proud of/do you still respect your background?

And, if you picked "Other", please specify. _smile.gif




I'll start.


I was raised as a Reform Jew, but now I'm an atheist. Now that I think about it, I don't think I ever, truly believed in God. If anything, I had the shallow belief that God was a man with a white beard up in the sky watching and controlling everything. I think it's mostly my temple's fault that I never developed a deep belief; they weren't (and still aren't) very passionate about it. A couple years ago, I came to the conclusion that I was an atheist, and after researching many views on religion and God, I became comfortable being an atheist and an existentialist. Turns out that for all of these years, my dad has been an atheist and my mom has been an agnostic anyway!

Despite my beliefs, I still recognize myself as being Jewish. Why? Because I am proud of my background. I love the culture and the community aspect. I'm going to raise my kids Jewish because I myself love being raised Jewish.


Alright. How about you guys?



(BTW: Sorry for that really obvious grammar mistake in the title, haha, but I couldn't think of how to word it any other way.)
 

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timeflies51   what kind of beliefs were you raised with   Jan 9 2007, 07:38 PM
kryogenix   Catholic and Catholic. Though, I was a Cafeteria ...   Jan 9 2007, 07:42 PM
turntabletux   I believe in nothing. I would like to believe in s...   Jan 9 2007, 08:19 PM
insomniac   I was raised as a conservative Jew. I am agnostic...   Jan 9 2007, 08:21 PM
x1227x   I was raised as a buddhist, and actually, I'm ...   Jan 9 2007, 08:24 PM
My Cinderella.   My parents as well as my grandmother have taught m...   Jan 9 2007, 08:28 PM
stephinika   I was raised as Catholic and even went to a Cathol...   Jan 9 2007, 10:30 PM
Quarantine.   Well my dads Jewish, my moms Christian, and if I w...   Jan 9 2007, 10:30 PM
kryogenix   Well if any of you are thinking of joining or rejo...   Jan 9 2007, 10:39 PM
suddenly she   Brought up Protestant, now Nondenominational.   Jan 9 2007, 10:42 PM
a painefull euphoria   im still a born and raised practicing catholic. i ...   Jan 10 2007, 05:49 AM
ICKY GIRLLL   I was raised in a Christian family, but I'm re...   Jan 10 2007, 06:40 PM
T0rmented_Soul   I wasn't really raised with anything, but my F...   Jan 10 2007, 06:42 PM
amerrss   My parents raised me to be Buddhist. They're n...   Jan 10 2007, 07:08 PM
one_and_only   born christian, still am. :]   Jan 10 2007, 07:31 PM
Infinite.   I was raised in to believe nothing, then when I go...   Jan 10 2007, 09:11 PM
Lil_Cloud   Just quick correction on your poll. Mormens are n...   Jan 10 2007, 11:19 PM
timeflies51   QUOTE(Lil_Cloud @ Jan 10 2007, 11:19 PM) ...   Jan 11 2007, 05:00 PM
xMyStIcShAd0wSx   my dad is atheist. my mom is buddist i am agnosti...   Jan 11 2007, 04:52 PM
I Shot JFK   I was raised in a non-reigious house... probably A...   Jan 11 2007, 05:13 PM
a painefull euphoria   QUOTE(I Shot JFK @ Jan 11 2007, 4:13 PM) ...   Jan 11 2007, 08:38 PM
kryogenix   QUOTE(a painefull euphoria @ Jan 11 2007, 8...   Jan 11 2007, 09:31 PM
I Shot JFK   Hmm... fair enough. I supported a Nigerian candid...   Jan 11 2007, 05:21 PM
Statues/Shadows   QUOTE(I Shot JFK @ Jan 11 2007, 5:13 PM) ...   Jan 11 2007, 08:03 PM
I Shot JFK   QUOTE(Statues/Shadows @ Jan 12 2007, 1:03...   Jan 11 2007, 08:32 PM
rawtheekuh.   I was raised Hindu, and according to Hindu beliefs...   Jan 11 2007, 08:31 PM
I Shot JFK   well, you can just repent later, so i wouldnt worr...   Jan 11 2007, 08:45 PM
Statues/Shadows   QUOTE(I Shot JFK @ Jan 11 2007, 8:32 PM) ...   Jan 11 2007, 10:26 PM
Intercourse   When I was little I never went to church, then whe...   Jan 11 2007, 11:36 PM
miceylulu   I was raised Christian, but became a Wiccan. I am...   Jan 13 2007, 02:29 AM
kryogenix   QUOTE(miceylulu @ Jan 13 2007, 2:29 AM) K...   Jan 29 2007, 05:00 PM
mishyerr   QUOTE(miceylulu @ Jan 13 2007, 3:29 AM) I...   Jan 31 2007, 09:28 PM
electric shock   I was raised as one with no religion, but my frien...   Jan 13 2007, 03:16 AM
xosugarkissesox   I was raised a Christian and still am just not as ...   Jan 13 2007, 11:32 AM
ThE LoTuS FlOwEr   i was raised in a muslim house ... anyway i didin ...   Jan 13 2007, 12:00 PM
No Fear   I was born a Buddhist, my girlfriend converted me ...   Jan 13 2007, 12:49 PM
FlipFace   Born Catholic and raised Catholic and right now i ...   Jan 13 2007, 09:32 PM
timeflies51   Could some of you guys maybe be a bit more specifc...   Jan 29 2007, 04:39 PM
share-bear   ^ oh wow, that does have some irony in it... I ...   Jan 29 2007, 05:16 PM
priyas   I was raised a Hindu. Yet I still believe in other...   Jan 30 2007, 12:11 AM
Wo0yaPo0ya   I wasn't raised with any religious beliefs and...   Jan 30 2007, 09:07 PM
ITxMISHELLE   Christian all the way :]   Jan 30 2007, 09:23 PM
mishyerr   Raised as a Christian (my parents are agnostic / a...   Jan 31 2007, 09:19 PM
afflict.x   I was raised with Christianity beliefs (INC) we di...   Jan 31 2007, 09:25 PM


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