Do you follow the religion your parents followed?

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#1 carljohnson3456
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Just a random question. I'm a Christian guy, but at one point in my life for a couple years I was an athiest. My parents raised me to be a Christian, but I follow the religion now because I choose to, not because I feel like I should just because I was raised that way.

Do you follow the religion that you were raised to believe?

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#2 grape_of_wrath
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My parents don't follow a religion. So I guess...yes?
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#3 Overlord93
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My mother was born in N Ireland, raised a protestant, she refused to force me into relgion as she had been, so no. I am an athiest

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#4 Dark_Knight6
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I was raised Catholic, which I stopped practicing about four years ago.

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#5 carljohnson3456
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My parents don't follow a religion. So I guess...yes?grape_of_wrath
That makes good sense. :)
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#6 deactivated-6016f2513d412
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My dad is Catholic and my mom is Lutheran. I went to both of their churches as a kid, but never really identified with either or cared too much. I went through a few religious transitions, I guess you could say, and right now I suppose I'm an atheist (with some existential nihilism on the side!), so...no.
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#7 wstfld
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They kept taking me to church and made me get confirmed, but I've been an atheist since I was conscious though.
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#8 Pirate700
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Yes, nothing.

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#9 scorch-62
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I don't follow a religion, but I do not hold the same views as my parents.
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#10 Vader993
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my family background is muslim but im done too badass for that atheist all the way8)

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#11 GeForce2187
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No.
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#12 T_REX305
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yes i do

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#13 PcGamingRig
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no my mums a christian and i prefer the facts of science.

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#14 TheHighWind
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My dad is atheist my moms christian. Me, I am Asatru, so no.

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#15 Overlord93
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my family background is muslim but im done too badass for that atheist all the way8)

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yeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaah

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#16 Sajo7
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We were raised Episcopalian briefly, but we all stopped going to Church.
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#17 Vader993
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My dad is atheist my moms christian. Me, I am Asatru, so no.

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paganism i think

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#18 Dawq902
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Well I was confirmed in the catholic church when I was 15 I beleive and since then I have been back to church like two or three times. I do not like to practice religion but respect others choices. I'm not an atheist per say I juse beleive my life to be absolutly fine without the involvement of religion.

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#19 Vader993
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[QUOTE="Vader993"]

my family background is muslim but im done too badass for that atheist all the way8)

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yeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaah

epic gif:lol:

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#20 xTheExploited
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My father is a very moderate Catholic, sometimes I'm not sure if he's atheist or Catholic but deep down I think he believes in something. My mother is an atheist. Personally I would consider myself an atheist leaning agnostic.
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#21 The-Tree
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Yes, I'm a Christian, but I have my doubts.

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#22 Jipset
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No--atheism ftw.

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#23 Vader993
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Yes, I'm a Christian, but I have my doubts.

The-Tree

works both ways too,i don't think any athiest is fully athiest

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#24 artichoke
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Yea, although I have been kinda pulling away lately I still try to keep close to my faith.
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#25 deactivated-5a79221380856
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My parents are divorced, but they are both Christians. I'm an atheist.
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#26 kipohippo021
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One word... LOLNO
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#27 -Tish-
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I was born into a Christian family believing in God like everyone else. Since then I've thought for myself.
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#28 agpickle
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My parents are very lightly christians, we went to church when I was younger, but stopped like 5 years ago(maybe more). I'm Atheist now, so I don't plan on going back.

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#29 bobaban
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I was raised Catholic but I'm agnostic if you want to label it.
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#30 Ace6301
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Nope.avi
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#31 omho88
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Yes, I'm a Christian, but I have my doubts.

The-Tree
This is the greatest post in this thread, i am a muslim and i also have doubts, but if i had the choice, i would choose Islam, it just feels right, not all the time tho.
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#32 TreebucketLumi
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My dad worships Thor, my mom worships Satan, I worship Stephen Malkmus. 8)

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#33 omho88
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My parents are very lightly christians, we went to church when I was younger, but stopped like 5 years ago(maybe more). I'm Atheist now, so I don't plan on going back.

agpickle
It feels like you didn't really choose to be an atheist, you found urself not going to church very often so you called urself an athiest.
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#34 omho88
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My dad worships Thor, my mom worships Satan, I worship Stephen Malkmus. 8)

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Addams family ?!!!!
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#35 lamprey263
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my parents tried to bring us up with a religious influence but it didn't stick at all, I resisted, it was mostly just my mom trying anyways, my dad stayed in the car listening to sports every time the family went to church
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#36 agpickle
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[QUOTE="agpickle"]

My parents are very lightly christians, we went to church when I was younger, but stopped like 5 years ago(maybe more). I'm Atheist now, so I don't plan on going back.

omho88

It feels like you didn't really choose to be an atheist, you found urself not going to church very often so you called urself an athiest.

No, I chose to. When I was a kid, I didn't really have a choice, I had to go to church with my parents. When I got older and started making my own decisions, I decided against religion.

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#37 gamedude2020
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no and no

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#38 Fightingfan
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No because that would be a type of brain wash propaganda. Also I don't want to be a Jedi..
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#39 bededog
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No, I don't follow any religion.
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#40 bloodling
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No, only my mother is a little religious, which I respect greatly since she only takes the positives out of it.

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#41 AutoPilotOn
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My parents didnt really have a religion. They used to drop me off at sunday school when I was little and goto breakfast. After alittle while of that I wanted to skip sunday and goto breakfast with them.
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#42 Samurai_Xavier
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Yes, Catholic and proud to be.

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#43 GTbiking4life
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My parents have never been and still are not very religious and I am a Christian now.

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#44 super_mario_128
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I'm not even sure what my mother's side of the family believes in, but my dad's side is packed with Spiritualists, and I certainly don't believe in that.
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#45 hoola
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No. They go to a methodist church and took me there every sunday for 18 years. At about year 10 i came to the realization that there is no god and that all of the "miracles" in the bible were not real. 18 years of indoctrination can't beat reason if a person is truly willing to open their mind to reality. But i still go to church and celebrate christmas to make them happy. Oh well.

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#46 deactivated-6016e81e8e30f
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I was raised Baptist, same as my parents, and I don't follow it anymore. Then again, my parents really only followed it out of habit and tradition.
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#47 mrbojangles25
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my parents believe in God, but never went to church in my lifetime, nor took me to church, so you could say that, as a secular humanist, it is not suprising i turned out this way.

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#48 daqua_99
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Sort of. My parents are Catholic, whilst I like to refer to myself as Christian. It's only a small difference (as Catholics are Christian, obviously), however I do not follow some of the beliefs of the Catholic Church, but I still believe in Christ and the fundamentals.

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#49 chrisrooR
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My parents don't follow any organized religion, they basically let me make up my own mind.
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#50 testfactor888
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Well my real dad is a Christian. My step dad was a Christian but is now Atheist. My mom has always been Atheist. I am an Atheist. So yes and no to your question