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CBGLuthier

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1. My parents mostly sent us to church to get us out of the house as they never attended

Wed Apr 24, 2013, 05:15 PM

Apr 2013

when I was a child. Saw my grandmother speaking in tongues when I was five but never much for the Holy Rollers. Usually Baptist or Nazarene when I noticed an emphasis on the Christ person to the exclusion of this god creature which I thought odd and by the time I was 18 lost my faith but only on faith. In the ensuing 30 years have seen enough science to convince me there is no real need for magic.

Reality is awesome (the real meaning of the word) enough as it is.

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How did come to be a believer or non-believer? [View all] hrmjustin Apr 2013 OP

My parents mostly sent us to church to get us out of the house as they never attended CBGLuthier Apr 2013 #1

I'm still a believer. rrneck Apr 2013 #2

I used my mind edhopper Apr 2013 #3

I hadn't really made a concrete decision before middle school. At that time our family went to live dimbear Apr 2013 #4

as far as I can remember, I have never believed the christian nonsense my family pushed.... mike_c Apr 2013 #5

Not sure - I just sort of drifted into agnosticism. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #6

my mom was catholic -- my dad was agnostic. DesertFlower Apr 2013 #7

raised by agnostic/atheist parents who encouraged me to think for myself. Warren Stupidity Apr 2013 #8

Raised in fundamentalist church, attended regularly through early adulthood. northoftheborder Apr 2013 #9

History Class Promethean Apr 2013 #10

I went from born again to atheist in about 15 years. Gore1FL Apr 2013 #11

I've been brought up in a religious setting Meshuga Apr 2013 #12

I used my mind. Apophis Apr 2013 #13