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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was raised Catholic, altar server and all that.  Around 16 I was definitely questioning my faith, so much felt hypocritical.   By 18 was no longer a Catholic believer.  I'm 39 and I'd say I'm more agnostic than anything else.  I have my certain beliefs that are kind of a mishmash of things from various religions and cultures.

There was no turmoil for me or guilt.  A lot of the Catholic beliefs just did not align with my own beliefs and values.  And like I said,  a lot of it felt hypocritical to me.  Love thy neighbor....unless they are gay.

The change in my beliefs pretty much had zero impact on my life.  My parents were understanding.  I didn't have friends tied to the church.  I view it as a completely neutral part of my life.  It wasn't bad, it wasn't good, it just happened.  [/quote]

Thanks.  I understand that you're no longer Catholic.  Have you regularly attended any church?  If you have kids, how are you raising them?[/quote]

No Church.  While my beliefs largely are derivative of some form of Christianity, as a whole I have zero desire to be a part of a Church community, go to mass, and the like.  To me, that has nothing to do with my own spirituality.   We've always encouraged DS to explore different religions.  He's gone to Catholic mass with my mom.  He's attended a couple Methodist masses with a friend.   At the moment, he has also developed his own spirituality based off various things he's learned and what his beliefs and values are.  We both believe in a higher being but our specific beliefs are made up of bits and pieces of different religions.

DH is more of a quiet atheist.  He encourages DS to learn and will help him understand things, but he isn't much of a believer. [/quote]

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