With which religion beliefs were you raised?

I wasn't really raised in any religion. My parents are some bizarre amalgam of religions which they would identify as Christian if you asked them. They did drop me off at a Christian church for a while there, but I would walk into town and do various other things. I guess the religious beliefs that were most influential for me during my "growing years" were those I got in college - there was no official name for it. It was just the idea that there is no ultimate reality. Everyone creates there own morality. You know, live and let live. With some strong nature worship mixed in (I was in environmental sciences). I was very into these things for about nine or ten years. Eventually I rejected a lot of what I once believed and am now a Christian (in the true sense of the word - not my parent's).

Religion wasn't really an issue at all. Both of my parents are scientists, though, and I gathered that they were atheists.

I was raised Christian, but my parents weren't really very good about worship, and it was very convenient that we moved ot Maine and there no churches of the appropriate flavor in the area, so they let it slip altogether. I got over the brainwashing very quickly, it'd never really sat well with me in the first place.

none whatsoever, the subject was never addressed.

Lutheran, I even went to confirmation classes, but, after I asked a few too many questions, the pastor told me that I was being brought into the religion too late in my maturing because I couldn't just accept. heh, I dono, but I thought that was amusing at the time. Needless to say I was never confirmed.

My mom was Protestant and my dad Jewish. They lost faith. Twanger: Yeah, it's hard to brainwash you after a certain age.

none. forced into churches only with grandparents, and only a few times. don't really recall what went on either. i only went to churches/temples/etc for weddings and funerals.

My father would argue with me all the time. He's completely rationalist, so any religion I tried to defend, he'd ask me to tell him how it explained =something=... It was kinda funny.

I was raised Episcopalian, and I was very devout for a while there, until I basically figured out that none of the people telling me that there was a god had any evidence for their statements. Then I got over it relatively quickly.

believed blindly until I was in H.S. then the free thought kicked in. The turning point was when the Pillar of the Church approached me and said "You should be putting money in the offering plate". Instead I left and didn't go back.

Catholic apathy.

I don't know if I would classify it as being raised catholic but I went to catholic church and ccd. My brother and I were dropped off at the door and then picked up later. My parents never went with us but we had to go.

I went to Episcopal church until around 5th grade. My mom was a church hopper - my brothers started out either Methodist or Congregationalist before going Episcopal. After I left 5th grade we all stopped going to church.

how about an option for none. It wasn't brought up at all. My dad is religious(sort of), and keeps a bible by the bed, my mom was raised religious and hates that she was forced into it. They decided not to force my sister and I into anything, so my sister was baptized, and I was not. I never brought it up since it wasn't a factor in my life, and the folks never brought it up so as to allow me my own opinion (I think). As far as I was concerned growing up, it was just something that other people did. it doesn't fit agnostic or atheist (or at least that as I understand the words)

Protestant, but my parent's hearts really weren't in it. They go to church for the sense of community, so the specific religion wasn't very important.

Ukranian Roman Catholic. All masses were in Ukranian and Latin so I missed the value of any of them. I did go to Sunday School but we learned stories, not theology. My mom taught it and didn't like my questions :) My boyfriend got to go to Jesuit schools where they actually debated theology - that sounds like a lot more fun. I went to services with Jewish, Jehovah's Witnesses, and many other denominations while growing up, to see what they were like. I'm now leaning towards Taoism/Buddhism after my Japanese studies.

My father is an atheist. My mother... I don't think she even ponders the question much, really.

I wished I could have picked more than one, since I was raised both Catholic and Protestant.

raised catholic. broke free in high school with the first of two epic arguements with my parents (the second involved marajuana).

Catholic, and I could go as far as to say ROMAN Catholic :)

The most hypocritical, patriarchal religion there is... Roman Catholic. I am now purely/only Christian.. God is good.. just not the drama {guilt} that goes along with it

This should have allowed for more than one answer. My childhood was under Methodist and Catholic.

This sort of goes from Other to Christian-Catholic .. My parents were kind enough to kind of leave it up to me to decide. Of course, I feel this, combined with my natural geek nature made athesim/agnosticism obvious choices.. So by doing nothing, they kind of did something...?

Vaguely Protestant, but we never went to church or talked about god(s) or read the Bible (or any other holy books, for that matter) or anything like that. So I guess athiest, since it never ever entered into my life.

What, no multiple check-boxes?

This might have been a good place to allow more than one answer. I was raised outwardly atheist. My mother is a strong atheist, and as an adult it is clear to me that she vetoed any religious education. But since my parents split I've learned that my father is a strong Catholic, and I wonder what values and beliefs of his seeped through the cracks. I have random cultural christian brainwashing as well as athiest brainwashing- both of which temper my own belief system.

I was raised in the Church of God. You know the really weird ones who jump, run, dance, and do other weird stuff. I am proud to say I don't do that. I changed to Assembly of God, but I don't go very often.

none should have been a choice, because that's my answer.

There should be laws against a group naming their religion, "Church of God", I mean the nerve of them!

I was raised to be a good person.. that is all... Now, I consider myself Agnostic.

I wasn't raised with any beliefs at all - I wouldn't say that's agnostic, I just didn't ask religious questions, and didn't get given answers I didn't need... religion just didn't come into my upbringing in any way shape or form, it wasn't denied or highlighted... the more I think about it the weirder it seems :) A religious vacuum :) The schools I went to were Anglican or 'generic' though.

none...my parents found god late in life....and my father uses his religious beliefs against me....

None.

My parents started out raising me as an Episcopalian, but it only lasted until I was about 7 (doesn't count in my book). After that they pretty much became non-worshipping spiritual believers - no mention of God or anything. Perhaps Nature-worship, or at least -respect - we lived in the mountains of Colorado for a number of years...

Most of them. My Father was a So. Baptist minister who became a zen buddhist monk, teaching me native american, & hinduism, etc. on the way; while mom taught Edgar Cayce, alchemy, astrology, etc. I added a few more on my own. It' not a good 'which' question.

my parents let me choose my own religion

My daughter Ceilidh (Geilic for a party, latin homonym for Heavan) Aurora Dragonfly Clemens was raised on effervescent bliss. She tells the waves what to do. When i play the harmonica to call out the shooting stars, she suggests they should be keeping time.

I was raised and baptized Southern Baptist but I have been a practicing Pagan for 5 years now.

What kind?

I feel rather "impregnated" by catholic cultural
habits and doctrine. Which is not a synonyme for
righteousness and perfection within that credo.
I have always considered myself as a sort of
subversive" member of the Church, but have also
learned that her "supporting capacity" be much
bigger than that of other religious groups. Which
I have also considered as a sign of authenticity.

Complement: Have rather specific theological
experience; would be too extensive if exposed
here. Already felt a lot of human motives to
restrain from religion; but, what having noticed,
with proper surprise, that I seem to have re-disco-
vered some "ancient" religious paradigmata,
I should have thought I had already let aside.
One strange characteristic of mine - I feel
connected a lot to angels, but do not consider
this as a kind of veneration, but just fraternal
feeling rather close. I belief experiencing
them as vital concepts that help me understand
better my concepts of every day. Are extremely
tolerant, but in a rather perfect way. I find this
worthwile as some sense-making stimulus.

Religion was rarely discussed in our house. It was more about morals, but they were never tied to a denomination.

Not atheist, but none.

My mother was raised Catholic and my father Southern Baptist and they were both forced into their churches by their mothers, so they decided that they would let us kids choose for ourselves. Growing up my mother let us go to any church we wanted to and she would join us for Christmas and Easter services. Since my parents divorced while I was young I have to say that we did have more of my mother's catholic influence on us even though she was not a practicing catholic. Most of the churches My sisters and I have attended have been non denominational. My husband was baptized catholic but went to a Lutheran church most of his life so we are trying to find a church that we both can agree on, i guess we need one with a little of everything.

none