What Religions have you attended or belonged to, in your lifetime?

[Steadfast]

Catholic ->Non-Denominational ->Baptist ->Presbyterian ->Lutheran ->?

 

[wina]

Hm…I’m cradle catholic, didn’t know anything about catholic faith before (just follow parents went to church) but went to catholic school until senior high, and have learnt more about catholicism.
the more I learn about my faith the more I proud of being catholic.

 

[ChristIsLord]

born and raised catholic, i never formally left the church but went on a sabbatical and attended some lutheran churches with my wife.

i’m currently entertaining abandoning christianity altogether and simply worshipping god how i see fit by my own logic. my new religion is really simple, essentially it lines up with the 7 noahide laws.

worship one god and and one god only pray to him daily no theology behind it really, no trinity, no son, no confusion. there’s one god, he created everything and we worship him alone. don’t create or worship idols (this includes bowing before any statue and lighting candles before them, kissing them, rubbing them while praying etc…), don’t kill anyone, don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t cheat on your wife, and treat others how i would like to be treated basically. anyone want to join my new religion?

although still catholic i’m not certain for how long as i can’t reconcile many of the teachings, and the fundementalist or even literalist evangelical world isn’t for me as i can’t simply dismiss things like evolution, old universe etc…

i’m at a cross roads right now and i feel bad as my wife and son are currently in religion class my wife RCIA and my son CCD to make his first communion.

 

[JohnnyReb]

Southern Bapist, Assemblies of God, Church of God (Pentecostal) and Catholic, all in 28 years. I have made my last switch, however.

 

[JohnnyReb]

Well I was “born into” a Southern Baptist family going back many generations. I stopped going to Church at the age of 15. Later in my twenties visited alot of Churches, Methodist, Church of God etc. then a female friend invited me to Mass, I was baptized and confirmed Easter Vigil '93.

Peace

I was the same way, my family went back many generations and built and founded at least one baptist church.

 

[Mad_Amos]

Formerly an atheist from a secular Jewish home, I finally came home to the Holy Roman Catholic Church as an adult by way of a relatively long sojourn in the New Age movement.

Indeed, when many were participating at Mass I was eagerly working to develop my astral projection skills :doh2:

 

[jmcrae]

born and raised catholic, i never formally left the church but went on a sabbatical and attended some lutheran churches with my wife.

i’m currently entertaining abandoning christianity altogether and simply worshipping god how i see fit by my own logic. my new religion is really simple, essentially it lines up with the 7 noahide laws.

When you think of it, that’s really the only sensible alternative to being Catholic, isn’t it? Since, if God revealed a religion, it had to be the Catholic Church, or else history just doesn’t make any sense. (I mean, how would God have taken 1500 years to finally reveal the religion that He had intended to establish upon the Apostles? Did He just step out for an extra-long coffee break, or what?)

But, if God didn’t actually reveal any religion at all, then we ought to be making up our own religions, rather than following those that were invented by other equally flawed human beings.

worship one god and and one god only pray to him daily no theology behind it really, no trinity, no son, no confusion. there’s one god, he created everything and we worship him alone. don’t create or worship idols (this includes bowing before any statue and lighting candles before them, kissing them, rubbing them while praying etc…), don’t kill anyone, don’t lie, don’t steal, don’t cheat on your wife, and treat others how i would like to be treated basically. anyone want to join my new religion?

I thought of inventing that religion one time, too.

although still catholic i’m not certain for how long as i can’t reconcile many of the teachings, and the fundementalist or even literalist evangelical world isn’t for me as i can’t simply dismiss things like evolution, old universe etc…

Why would you have to? Catholics are allowed to believe in evolution, right? Or not, as they see fit - but it’s not forbidden, that I know of.

i’m at a cross roads right now and i feel bad as my wife and son are currently in religion class my wife RCIA and my son CCD to make his first communion.

You should keep going to Mass with them, and supporting them, anyway, for the sake of family unity.

 

[Drilling4Truth]

I was born and raised a United Methodist by my mom, dad was never the church going type. Was very active until late in high school. To me, everybody just seemed to be going through the motions. It really didn’t mean anything to be a Methodist. Plus, my local youth group was very, shall we say, “active” with each other.

In college I still went to the local Methodist occasionally. I did the Wesley Foundation there for a bit, but it was nothing spectacular. Just a place to eat, drink and talk.

Late in college I was dating a nominal Catholic girl who I talked into taking me to my first Mass. Not long after that I started going to daily Mass and I started RCIA, which shocked my girlfriend who’s first response after I told her was, “Why would you want to become Catholic?”

Needless to say, we are no longer together.

 

[RebeccaJ]

Raised LDS

Left in the 80’s, became atheist

Participated in Hindu-based yoga & meditiation for about 2 years, 2001-2003. Read a lot of Hindu texts and Eastern philosophy, etc. I was still an atheist, and although the philosophies were appealing to me, the Hindu pantheon of gods and their concept of the divine did not.

Hung around the Unitarian Universalists for about 2 years, on and off, beginning around 2005…mainly because that is where my daughter was going with friends.

Starting Sept. 2006 I attended Catholic Mass for about a year before starting RCIA. Read a lot of Catholic texts.

Went to an Episcopalian Church a could of Sundays during this time.

Baptized Roman Catholic at Easter 2008.

 

[Mad_Amos]

although still catholic I’m not certain for how long as I can’t reconcile many of the teachings

ChristIsLord - I certainly know that doubt-ridden place in the heart from whence you speak.

Faith, for me, has always been a bit like a ‘stereogram’ - those pattern-based illusions that require one to alter visual focus in order to discern an embedded image. When first we look at such things we see naught but disorder; random and undefined scatterings of color and form. Amid the delighted exclamations of discovery from other onlookers who perceive the hidden object without obstacle our own frustration mounts. We cannot see what they see, and even less do we understand the experience. Contrived effort avails us not, and repeated failure tempts us to abandon the entire affair as nothing more than a prank. But suddenly the veil lifts; we glimpse little more than a wisp of coherent imagery…and then like a deluge the entire scene leaps into glorious focus. We find ourselves wagging our heads over the now preposterous notion that, not mere moments ago, this suddenly all-too-clear image was in our minds a complete fantasy.

You find yourself surrounded, perhaps, by faithful Catholics who see what you do not; who rejoice at finding that picture that remains stubbornly elusive for you. Truth, however, remains truth regardless of our ability to see or understand it. In other words, there are many things in truth that confound our laughably limited ability to understand. Faith enlightens the eye of reason when reason on its own, drawn by its near-inexorable pull toward arrogance, retreats further into darkness. The artifice of human intellect becomes a bitter irony when it serves itself to the subjugation of truth.

When I had converted to Catholicism there were many things I did not believe, understand or accept. Left to my own intellectual devices I might never have been able to reconcile them; however I decided to surrender to faith. I will not claim any road to Damascus-like epiphany of enlightenment, but over the years the Lord has been more than gracious in opening my eyes little by little to the truths that more often than not were obfuscated by my own begrudging reticence to accept them.

Often times my son will argue an adjudication by my wife and I on some matter. He will present his refutation as articulately and as passionately as possible, to the extent allowable by his 8 year-old reason. Ultimately it is usurped by the greater collective insight of his parents. Predictably the result of such an encounter is his silent questioning of our wisdom in the context of “fairness” and our exasperation at his failure to see that the acceptance of our dictates – even though he may not understand them – resolves ultimately to his benefit.

“For even the very wise cannot see all ends.” – J.R.R. Tolkein

 

[Sir_Anthony]

well, born and bred Catholic, but fell away at 11 because of what I thought the Church was, not is (mostly due to an abusive household). During the teen years, I was trying to find something, I even thought I could embrace ancient pagan religions. Then I went through a “Jewish” phase, gradually moving the messanic direction. Then I decided to take the direction and I went to the largest Baptist university in the world. Then I began to research more and more. I went to a reformed church, baptist church and a “non-denominational” church, and while they were good in some regard. I didn’t feel right there. Like for instance, when they did the communion service, I passed over the cracker and grape juice, and the people I was with looked at me weirdly. And then you begin studying more and more, and I had one of those Road to Damascus moments, because when I was searching for a Church, I fought against the Church with all of my might, but eventually the Church won me over for good. And I haven’t looked back since.

 

[CHESTERTONRULES]

Can you name in order, what Religions you attended, or were a member of ?

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I started out in the Congregational Church in New England when I was quite young. (1960’s)

When the family moved we became **Presbyterians **for a couple years, then missionarys came to our door, then I became Mormon in 1971.

In the 1990’s I attended the Singles LDS ward, then they kicked everybody out that was over 30 years of age.

In the late 1990’s I became RLDS (COC), then they closed down that chapel, after I been a member for awhile. (lack of members, and lack of funds)

I investigated the Catholic church for awhile, even attending RCIA, then they closed that parish after awhile. ( Lack of members, and lack of funds.)

Now I am nowhere, but still attend my sister’s LDS ward occationally.

Baptist, non denome charismatic, methodist, indifferent, Catholic(zealot)

 

[Jean_1958]

Always Roman Catholic

 

[fatcats2]

I went to a Methodist Church until Junior High, then attended a Presbyterian Church with a friend, then in High School joined the Episcopal Church. Seems I gradually got more liturgical. Then as an adult our Blessed Mother called me to the Catholic Church. I have been a Catholic for more than thirty years now and feel very blessed and happy.

 

[Feanor]

I will always be Catholil

Unfortunately, though my parents were Catholic they thought it was “OK” to “try out” different churches when I was a kid. Thus when I had no say I was brought for a number of months to an assemblies of God Church. hated it even then. I knew that their communion was ridiculous- and baptizing in a swimming pool- give me a break.

Now I am the only catholic left in my family. If I can I will make sure that my mother receives the final sacraments.

Also they putzed around with Charismatic Catholics which, to me, is practically a different religion!

To this day I don’t like church to be loud. I’m not committed to the EF but I certainly don’t like the Glory and Praise stuff. No clapping either!

 

[CWBetts]

Earliest church I remember was going to Baptist SUnday school with my aunt and uncle. In middle school went to non-denominational “Community Church” for youth group a few times. In high School went to Methodist Church a few times. After I turned 21, I became a member of Fundmentla baptist church. I left that one after a while and attended Christian and Missionary Alliance Church for about a year. Attended Catholic Cgurch starting in early 2007, crossed the Tiber in 2008, and been happily Catholic ever since.

 

[John1]

I am a Christian and I have been since I was very young. I have attended services at several different denominations of the Christian religion, and I have studied with several different denominations. Through my whole life I have been a member of the one true religion, Christianity.

 

[vocatio]

Only the Lord and my mom know what religious Christian churches we attended.

Baptized Catholic at 14 months old.
Remember Mass as young child but also Protestant bible classes too.
Mom was NOT Catholic at all…wouldn’t have anything to do with it.
She was non-denomination and so we thought there were 2 religions in the world…Protestant and Catholic in that order.

We belonged to a Methodist flavor non-denominational faith.
Stopped gong altogether, though I still wanted to attend…loved it.
I was proselytized in my early years from 4th to 5th and later moved with dad where I gradually got exposed more to my original faith for the first time and prepared for and received my first communion at 14…almost 15. Move back to Southern Baptist country practiced my Catholic faith and also attended my stepmom’s church. I believed Catholicism but discovered my fusion of multiple beliefs much later on. confirmed at 17, enterede seminary…events nearly led to to reject God…struggled, hung on for dear life…to God that is. Joined the military, began a search for truth…researched various Christian faiths. Met my wife while preparing for the seminary again. Her family knew bible better than me and convinced me Catholics are headed for hell. Got “baptized” as a beliieving adult at 27…married my wife… Excited about being a “Christian Only” until the truth of it all started to open up wide. Desired to become a preacher very much but not allowed to because of wife. 2006, doors to truth started opening again and this time I found the historical record that clearly revealed the original Church was Orhtodox/Catholic. I love Orthodoxy. But I also love Catholicism. I have issues with doctrines, but deal with it as best I can. I really wish I could become Eastern Catholic. That is where I believe I would feel more at home. But wife is deeply in love with the Latin rite. So I’m staying. Wont’ even visit a Protestant church anymore. I’ve been there and done that…Christ is not there in the Eucharist, nor is there anyone available to hear my confessions an absolve my sins or impart real blessings. I love my Protestant brothers and sisters. But I’m finished with that life.

 

[Roman_Catholic_1]

I was baptized as an infant into the Catholic Church and then shortly afterward joined the church of Me, Myself and I. It was a great church, we never held any services, I wasn’t accountable to anyone or anything. Worship of any kind centered around me and my awesomeness… Then I grew up.

I came back and fulfilled my Baptismal promises and am not looking back even though my old church calls me from time to time asking me to come back.

God bless

 

[RebeccaJ]

I was baptized as an infant into the Catholic Church and then shortly afterward joined the church of Me, Myself and I. It was a great church, we never held any services, I wasn’t accountable to anyone or anything thing. Worship of any kind centered around me and my awesomeness… Then I grew up.

I came back and fulfilled my Baptismal promises and am not looking back even though my old church calls me from time to time asking me to come back.

God bless

I know that church, Me, Myself and I. Mine is better than yours.