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MineralMan

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2. In some cases, yes.

Reply to ExciteBike66 (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 15, 2017, 02:37 PM

Sep 2017

However, I know many people who have changed their denominations, or who have abandoned religion altogether. Either way, choice is involved. Even staying with a denomination or even a specific church of that denomination is a choice. People choose, based on whatever criteria they use.

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Why People Choose a Particular Branch or Denomination [View all] MineralMan Sep 2017 OP

#1 Reason: Grew up in that particular branch. Right? nt ExciteBike66 Sep 2017 #1

In some cases, yes. MineralMan Sep 2017 #2

"Even staying with a denomination or even a specific church of that denomination is a choice." ExciteBike66 Sep 2017 #8

Reason 2, moved to a new area, went with people they met and liked Warpy Sep 2017 #3

There's a lot of movement these days between denominations. MineralMan Sep 2017 #6

There is also a little movement back Warpy Sep 2017 #9

I'm sure that's true. The Mega-church culture isn't for everyone. MineralMan Sep 2017 #11

You get it. n/t trotsky Sep 2017 #7

I think that's it for the majority of people left-of-center2012 Sep 2017 #14

As an outside observer to the thought process involved Pope George Ringo II Sep 2017 #4

I think it's "hereditary." yallerdawg Sep 2017 #5

I'm sure you're right about it being nurture. MineralMan Sep 2017 #10

I was a rebel and I started young so I was out of Catholic school at the end of fifth grade Warpy Sep 2017 #12

Just for 'shits and giggles' I sometimes bait my family with... yallerdawg Sep 2017 #13

Over 30,000 Christian sects in the world, safeinOhio Sep 2017 #15