Religion - Generational ?

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 4:58 am

How many of you as adults are practicing the same religion as your parents? Are you comfortable & satisfied with the beliefs that you were brought up with? Did you walk away from their religion altogether? What about your adult children? Have they kept the faith you did or didn't instill in them?

Post by **jones jones** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:20 am

I was raised in a christian home but my parents never attended church or spoke much about religion. At boarding school I was forced to attend sunday school and church. When I was in trouble I prayed to god to help me but he never did. When I left school I never entered a church again except for weddings, christenings and funerals. There is no god ... the bible is a work of fiction ... I am an atheist.

awithens · Post by **awithens** » Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:44 pm

My grandparents raised their family Christian, but my dad stopped believing as he grew up. When I was younger, I attended church when I was with my grandparents and they sent me to a church-affiliated camp every summer (until I was 12 and started refusing to go). I honestly believed in god as a kid - prayed to him, etc. My dad never pushed me one way or the other - he's always said it's up to me.

As I grew older, I had more and more questions that nobody could answer to my satisfaction. I figured I could find the answers myself, but as I searched and learned more, I found myself believing less and less. At this point in my life, I've come to the conclusion that there is no god (and I mean any god - not just the Christian one).

Adstar · Post by **Adstar** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:13 am

tabby;1383402 wrote: How many of you as adults are practicing the same religion as your parents? Are you comfortable & satisfied with the beliefs that you were brought up with? Did you walk away from their religion altogether? What about your adult children? Have they kept the faith you did or didn't instill in them?

I walked away from the religion of my parents all together.

I have no children so that's not an issue for me.

All Praise The Ancient of Days

gmc · Post by **gmc** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 12:09 pm

jones jones;1383417 wrote: I was raised in a christian home but my parents never attended church or spoke much about religion. At boarding school I was forced to attend sunday school and church. When I was in trouble I prayed to god to help me but he never did. When I left school I never entered a church again except for weddings, christenings and funerals. There is no god ... the bible is a work of fiction ... I am an atheist.

It's not all fiction as a historical document it is interesting. What it isn't is the word of god he is imaginary.

littleCJelkton · Post by **littleCJelkton** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:57 pm

As child I had a Catholic Uncle, a Buddhist Grandmother, and a Jewish family friend that all took me to their respective houses of worship during the time I was facing cancer to get the blessings of their respective priest it was at that time I was taught a bit in the ways of each religion and from there delved in to what each one had to say and branched out in to others I.E. Islam, Hindu, Wicca. I found that all have a same re-occuring theme of Karma,do on to others, ect and have used that as a guiding post for most everything religious.

Adstar · Post by **Adstar** » Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:07 am

littleCJelkton;1383833 wrote: As child I had a Catholic Uncle, a Buddhist Grandmother, and a Jewish family friend that all took me to their respective houses of worship during the time I was facing cancer to get the blessings of their respective priest it was at that time I was taught a bit in the ways of each religion and from there delved in to what each one had to say and branched out in to others I.E. Islam, Hindu, Wicca. I found that all have a same re-occuring theme of Karma,do on to others, ect and have used that as a guiding post for most everything religious.

hummm Karma??

Ecclesiastes 9

I returned and saw under the sun that—

The race is not to the swift,

Nor the battle to the strong,

Nor bread to the wise,

Nor riches to men of understanding,

Nor favor to men of skill;

But time and chance happen to them all.

All Praise The Ancient Of Days

littleCJelkton · Post by **littleCJelkton** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:30 am

Adstar;1384197 wrote: hummm Karma??

Ecclesiastes 9

I returned and saw under the sun that—

The race is not to the swift,

Nor the battle to the strong,

Nor bread to the wise,

Nor riches to men of understanding,

Nor favor to men of skill;

But time and chance happen to them all.

All Praise The Ancient Of Days

has nothing to do with my post nor the subject of the thread sorry you have to try another day maybe when someone actually gives a @!@$$ about this nonense, until then the clip this link goes to is much more relevant.

http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colber ... dings'>The Word - Happy Endings>

Post by **LarsMac** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:32 am

That clip just shows that neither he nor the "Karma Preachers" he speaks of understand Karma.

littleCJelkton · Post by **littleCJelkton** » Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:25 pm

LarsMac;1384467 wrote: That clip just shows that neither he nor the "Karma Preachers" he speaks of understand Karma.
I am not sure he is out to understand much of anything.