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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I hear so many of my own experiences echoed in your story. I was raised by a Lutheran mother and a Catholic (but really atheist and anti-religion) father. We went to church on occasion when my mother felt like we should and always with protests from me, my brother, and my dad.

There were many things that I found beautiful about the idea of God - creation, humanity, the natural world, a loving and ever-present force in our lives. But most of the theology itself didn't make a lot of sense to me. I didn't (and still don't) understand the Trinity or Original Sin. The concept of a soul (and that animals lack one) was difficult for me as a dog-loving child. Heaven and Hell were not uplifting to me.

I became agnostic in middle school and high school, mostly based on politics and world events (9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Westboro Baptist protests, obnoxious anti-gay "Christians" at my school), but also my increasing understanding of science and the natural world.

I still think that religion [i]can[/i] play a powerful role in peoples' lives as a tool for connection, community, and comfort. But I don't personally need it for that.[/quote]

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