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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you grew up with a religion[/quote]
Church every Sunday, Catholic school, religious parents. The cracks started early- why only altar boys, not girls? Why all of these rules? If I eat a donut I can’t have communion? Why is confession so magical- all I have to do is say sorry after I sin and I’m good again?

Mostly I didn’t think deeply about at all, it was just part of family life. That is until college, when an atheist boyfriend filled me in about the extreme riches of the Vatican. We had conversations and when he asked me what I liked about my religion the answer was the rituals and art. Nothing about faith or God. I knew for sure a few years later when I was in a scary situation and the actual words, “I don’t believe in God”, escaped from my mouth to the surprise of everyone else.

I tried to go back at one point after having kids, maybe because of previous indoctrination I thought I was supposed to but it only reaffirmed my lack of belief. [/quote]

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