I don't believe.

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Not sure if I should post this here or in speakers corner. Anyway...

I was bought up as a catholic, I went through all the motions and was given a christen name. I attended a catholic school and during this time I also attended mass. In my mind, the only reason I did these things was because my parents told me to. Now that I'm older I don't feel any connection my religion, and don't practice. It's strange that even though I was bought up as a catholic that I can't see any reason to attend mass. In fact, I'd go as far as to say I don't believe in god. Does anyone have a similar upbringing who still believes/practices or are you the same as me?
 
You dont need to do anything it says in a book. If god does exsit, he/she/it knows how you feel, so why lie about it. Live life and learn that way, much more fun than eating waffers and cheap wine doing it because your told you have too.

I was brought up baptist, dont go any more, but some of the things the minister told me still ring true.

Good luck and enjoy life as if its the only one you have!

ColiN
 
Didn't do church or anything growing up, though I was baptised.

High school was a private Christian one, so I attended plenty of masses and RE over the5 years I was there.

Even then, I was and still am a devout agnostic :D
 
msm722 said:
Not sure if I should post this here or in speakers corner. Anyway...

I was bought up as a catholic, I went through all the motions and was given a christen name. I attended a catholic school and during this time I also attended mass. In my mind, the only reason I did these things was because my parents told me to. Now that I'm older I don't feel any connection my religion, and don't practice. It's strange that even though I was bought up as a catholic that I can't see any reason to attend mass. In fact, I'd go as far as to say I don't believe in god. Does anyone have a similar upbringing who still believes/practices or are you the same as me?
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same

went to Catholic primary and secondry schools, had to go to mass, get confirmed, etc

I still class myself as Catholic because of my upbringing but I am not religious in any way and I don't believe in God or any other higher powers
 
I think people should be allowed to make there own mind up on religion. If the family take you to mass and all that stuff as you grow up then fair enough, but when the time comes that you feel you should be able to choose about religion, you should choose and nobody should have a bad thing to say about it.
 
It was tough for me because I was settled into primary school when one day on the way home my parents told me I'm going to a catholic school. I had to leave all my friends behind, and I'm not sure what benefit it was to me.
 
My Parents are not religious but i did go to a VERY strict Catholic primary school, Head Mistress was a Nun, and dresses like one all the time, even at school (you'd think they dresses different when they are not in a church?). I only went because its the best school in area, not because of its religion.

And I am not a religious person dispite surrounded by it for 5 years as a kid 5 days a week.
 
My Parents are christians, well C of E anyway, and because of this i was christened C of E as a baby, but i've never been to a church save for christenings, weddings or funerals.

I've never felt the need to go to a random pretty building at a defined time every week to be lectured on how to live my life but i don't mock (much :) ) those who do as it's their choice.

I've always figured that if there is a divine being up there, be it God, Allah, Buddha, Elvis or the Giant Flying Spaghetti Monster, most religions claim that "it" is omnipotent and omnipresent, so he.she.it can see what i'm doing wherever i am. so long as i'm a generally good person it's all cool :)
 
I dunno after the birth of my son I was quite religious, how can there not be some sort of otherworldly explanation for it all after all we all know the flaws with darwins theory.

However, I'm quite anti-church.

Churches throughout the ages have been putting people down starting from a young age. Explaining to 6-7 year olds that they are all sinners etc is simply not right, it's the churches loose interpretation of a piece of text written and translated into other language by interpreters over 400 years ago :eek:

I don't see why we have to prey together at a set time either or give money to the church, or feel that god won't love us if we don't go to church. All these things stem from a bygone era when the majority couldn't read and had to rely on the church to hear the scripture. This is no longer the case so what purpose do religious groups actually serve these days? Methodist, Baptists, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal aren't they different variations on the same book?

Sorry, but I like to read and interpret books for myself. I don't got to a library and have the librarian read me the book and tell me what it means. I'm not a stupid illiterate from the 16th century thanks.
 
JBuk said:
same

went to Catholic primary and secondry schools, had to go to mass, get confirmed, etc

I still class myself as Catholic because of my upbringing but I am not religious in any way and I don't believe in God or any other higher powers
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I'm slightly curious in what way you'd consider yourself Catholic? I guess you'd be a lapsed Catholic unless you explicitly renounce the religion or similar?

I can't really comment much on the original post, I've been agnostic for as long as I can remember although I have been to various churches through the years.
 
I was brought up in a multicultural/religious environment and so never really thought about it. In Cyprus and the Middle East religion plays an important part of life, and I used to find it magical as a child. As I grew older (I was Christened Greek Orthodox) whilst I still kept my moral code and a certain amount of beliefs, I haven't been attending church or been following a "Christian" lifestyle - however, I still hold some beliefs and although I'm not necessarily an active Christian I respect the belief of atheists and find other religions fascinating. I personally don't see the harm in it. Personally that part of it has enriched my life or at least has educated me. However it hasn't turned me into an evangelical person, and maybe as I have grown older and more cynical have moved away from letting religion run/guide my life. However my moral code is impeccable and I feel sure and good about myself and the decisions I make in life.
 
Me too,

I was bought up as a Catholic, had my 1st communion, was an alter boy, went to Sunday school, but never believed. I just went along with it all coz that's what you have to do.

When ever the topic of organised religion comes up I have to bite my tongue as I can really get going on how corrupt and bad it really is.
 
msm722 said:
Not sure if I should post this here or in speakers corner. Anyway...

I was bought up as a catholic, I went through all the motions and was given a christen name. I attended a catholic school and during this time I also attended mass. In my mind, the only reason I did these things was because my parents told me to. Now that I'm older I don't feel any connection my religion, and don't practice. It's strange that even though I was bought up as a catholic that I can't see any reason to attend mass. In fact, I'd go as far as to say I don't believe in god. Does anyone have a similar upbringing who still believes/practices or are you the same as me?
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And this is exactly the reason why I hate it when people yell "indoctrination of children OMGZ". People quite obviously have free will and are free to choose whatever they want to follow, regardless of their upbringing. It's great that we live in a free country where it's okay to do this.
 
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