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 Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:11 pm
Religion was introduced to me as a kid by my parents, like most catholics and such. When I was in middle school I was really into all that. I even attended youth groups and got to a point when I was so involved that I kind of was in charge of some things. But I guess the saying is right, "get too close to the sun and you'll get burnt". So one day, all of a sudden I realized "That's bullcrap! O.o" So I stopped attending, just like that. Then did some further reading and confirmed my assumptions. When I "came out" to my parents, they weren't happy at all, but after having an intelligent and rational conversation with my mother as of why I didn't believe anymore, they didn't bother me anymore. Regarding the rest of my family (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) they were all okay with it. But to them I just answered "I have my reasons and I don't want my point of view to shape yours. That's personal but if you're really interested we can talk about it, but you'll be responsible about anything that comes out of our talk".
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 2:40 pm
Forced until I was 11, at which time I asked for my first bible, read through it and became horrified. I'm quite tired ATM, or I'd go into the story of Griff, but suffice it to say, that was when my atheism began.
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:16 am
They forced their religion on me still and even if i give my opinion in the matter they think something is wrong with me.I don't like attending church with my mom,though that doesn't mean i want to make her cry for thinking she raised me wrong,i care about her.That still doesn't mark the fact that i see no reason to going to that place to worship a guy that i will never meet nor raise my eyebrows with;do you somewhat see my point here?
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Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:53 pm
I was raised in a Catholic family. I attended while being atheist. Had my Confirmation and everything while standing there thinking: "I'm lying through my teeth." Thankfully, you're seen as an adult by the Catholic Church after this ceremony, so I had the choice to no longer attend; although I occasionally went to appease my mother on holidays. Then my mother finally lost all faith in Organized Religion, and we haven't attended since.
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Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 8:05 pm
I am still required to go to church. My entire family is roman catholic, so just because I have conflicting beliefs, I don't get a say in whether or not I go to church. My parents still say I'm too young to know my beliefs enough to make a permanent decision, but I am 100% sure where I'm going in life, and what I believe. I want hard-core facts, not cryptic faith.
Then my dad calls me evil because I have infected my brother with "evil thoughts". He's reached agnosticism, so give it a year or so more, he'll follow the same path as me and become atheist.
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 4:20 pm
I always perfer to avoid churches at all costs. something inside them makes me wanna get away from it.
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Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:25 pm
I was the brainwashed conservative christian that beat up others that weren't christian in middle school. I believed everything to a T and was a hardcore Bible Beater.
Now I'm an openly homosexual atheist who loves everyone. Kinda a big turnaround.
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