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I was raised Methodist / Baptist
+ attended church weekly - yep
+ attended sunday school - yep
+ went through age-specific rights of passage - yep
+ studies/devoted your life to your religion - nope
Do you think that you life would have been any different if you were not raised in this way?
- I don't really think it would have been any different other than I would have seen church for what it is a place wear people wear nice clothes to show off how rich they are. I mean come on, if you are going to worship God does he really care what clothes you wear?
Would you have found your religion in another way?
- No, I would have never gone to church.
Now, on the other hand...
Do you feel you were served an injustice by your parents by being forced to practice their religion?
- Mainly my mom was the one who pushed religion on us. One day, my dad, brother, sister and I told her church was stupid and we weren't going anymore. It hurt her feelings a little but then we explained all we did when we went was sleep in the pews anyway...
Do you regret any of the time that you spent in your religious activities?
- I don't really regret it, it taught me how to tolerate other people talking to me and how to act interested in stuff you don't really care about. Of course I also met a few of my friends in church, and they were like me.. a parent or parents forced them to come.
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