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12-11-01
i think that it depends on the person and their surroundings to how they react to religion. i was brought up in a religionless household. i never even knew what religion was until i was about 9 and i started asking questions i suppose. i noticed there were religious people around me and it's kinda like when you're not looking for it or don't even know it's there, it doesn't even exist, but once you're aware of something, it's all around you. anyway the most accessable was the christian religion and so my parents took the whole family to church. i think it was catholic, but i can't be sure they just randomly picked a church and we went to a few services. neither of my parents are christian nor were they brought up in christian households, this was a new experience for them too. the next year when we moved to a different city, my sis and i went to a catholic school and we've been in the system ever since.
i've never been of any religion but i'm actually glad that i did go to a catholic school and saw first hand a religion without it actually forced upon me. the majority of my friends therefore were brought up in catholic households, but they have questioned it and most now do not believe things like the trinity. sure some believe in god/s, but that's not to say that makes one religious.
i think religion is interesting, but maybe that's just me. i don't think i'd ever be of a religion, but i find it interesting the rituals and philosophies religions have. have you seen my marbles? |