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I was brought up in a Christian Lutheran/Baptist/Presbyterian household. Through most of my young adult life before starting college, my life was school, piano, and church. I don't regret the time spent in church, but it wasn't until I moved out and was on my own that I really felt that my beliefs were MINE, and not forced on me by my parents.
I was the one who chose whether I went to church or not, whether I prayed or not, etc. I found the best thing for me was taking a break from going to church, to make sure I was going for the right reasons. If you really take a look at what Christianity is all about, it's simply believing that Christ died for your sins, and you'll be allowed into Heaven if you accept his gift. Nowhere in there does it say, but you have to go to church, and go to confessional, and join the choir.
If people have a problem with the physical act of going to a church, or the rituals, just remember that God doesn't require that you be in a specific place to worship or acknowledge Him. People are just very communal in nature, and being surrounded by like minded people is a comforting feeling.
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Calling from deep in the heart, from where the eyes can't see and the ears can't hear, from where the mountain trails end and only love can go... ~~~ Three Rivers Hare Krishna
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