What we do for a sweet tooth...there is no end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delta40
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What we do for a sweet tooth...there is no end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Delta40
My Father is protestant and for the most part we were raised protestant -- went to church every Sunday -- but my Mother is Jewish, so I was exposed to that religion as well. Especially around the holidays. Now I'm atheist, and haven't gone to church in about 3 years.
I was born Muslim, raised in a predominantly conservative Muslim context, and still am a Muslim.
I'm 50% Chinese and Malay. I'm Asian, so you'd probably not have heard of the Malay race :p
I am Roman Catholic. Was baptized Roman Catholic, am Roman Catholic today, and will remain Roman Catholic and devoted to the Church, though I don't always attend every week.
I'm Dutch, French, and believe it or not, Chinese. (I know I don't look it.)
My mother was raised as a Catholic. My father was raised as a non-practicing Episcopalian. My parents became Lutherans. I became a Baptist. One sister remained Lutheran. One sister became Catholic. Maybe kids like a different brand of religion than their parents.
My one-year-old nephew is in the same boat. How did your parents handle the issue of "Who Was/Is Jesus"?Quote:
Originally Posted by JacobF
I am an atheist/agnostic, a little of both. I was born that way obviously, and always have been that way, even though i tried to dabble in christianity just because the community is oppressively christian, but found it too ridiculous to ever even start to believe. I found it like the story parents tell little kids about santa and the north pole, except i never even found about it in the first place to find out it wasn't true.
I'm a Catholic by birth though I'm not entirely devoted to the Catholics church.
I'm 75% Chinese and 25% Filipino. :)
So your parents didn't really say anything about who Jesus was?Quote:
Originally Posted by jakobmuller
Born into a catholic house hold, did what I was supposed to do until I was 15.
I am no longer dominated by a denomination or a member to any dogma.
I have no label, I like it there.
Yes, and i have come to appreciate it since it let me form my own opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynne Fees
Yea, in a society where people have lost the ability/guts to think for themselves, i find it pretty cool of my parents to let me believe what i wanted. Not what all the "Cool" kids were believing. Because now as my time with those "Christians" dwindle down in high school i realized who had the better morals. Not the kids who went to church on Sunday and were also having pre-marital sex, doing drugs, and judging others But the kid who never believed in such a foolish thing as religion.....Quote:
Originally Posted by jakobmuller
That is sad when the "church" kids (or grown-ups, for that matter), don't show true faith in their lives. Jesus said, "By this all men shall know you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." Instead people see immoral behavior!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rorshach69
Raised non-Conformist Baptist. Now committed atheist.
I've never really understood why people try to keep their children away from beliefs other than their own. I make sure my children get a solid and systemic religious education, on the basis that they need to know what they're talking about in order to make a decision. Just as I find it hard to take seriously a close-minded believer, I'm unconvinced by ill-informed atheists.
I'm unconvinced by ill-informed Christians!Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkBastable
Well, yeah - but as I have no investment in their views, I don't mind so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lynne Fees
Whereas ill-informed atheists just make life difficult for the more intellectually rigorous of us.