Religion was forced on me throughout my childhood, and I accepted it. Once I starte dthinking for myself, I started to question it. Now, I'm 21 and I don't believe in anything (but I don't disbelieve, either.) I am strongly opposed to organized religion, and I don't think that I would be compatible in the long term with anyone who is a member of an orgainzed religion because of my strong reaction to what was forced on me. I still tried to defend religion up until recently, but I finally realized that there is nothing about wha tI see as oppressive institutions that I can accept. I don't openly challenge people based on it, but when it comes up in discussions, I will defend my point of view. It's kind of unfortunate that something that my mother holds so dearly has turned me against religionas a whole, but that's what happened.
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