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How/when were you introduced to religion?
IYO when's the best age/whats the best way to introduce children to the concept of religion?

- It was just "always there," part of my growing up.
- This way seemed just fine for myself, siblings, cousins, friends. It was just part of our intro into life.

Originally posted by Mindship
- It was just "always there," part of my growing up.
- This way seemed just fine for myself, siblings, cousins, friends. It was just part of our intro into life.

Same here, but it wasn't until years later that I realized that I could choose what religion I was in.

My parent's were always religious, actually most of my family is. Unfortunately they are disappointed in me because after years of listening to it, I came to terms that I simply cannot believe it.

Originally posted by immaturerainbow
My parent's were always religious, actually most of my family is. Unfortunately they are disappointed in me because after years of listening to it, I came to terms that I simply cannot believe it.

I'm sorry, but I understand. When I became a Buddhist, my brother would not talk to me for years.

Originally posted by Mindship
- It was just "always there," part of my growing up.
- This way seemed just fine for myself, siblings, cousins, friends. It was just part of our intro into life.
Ah, thanks for replying!

Are your siblings very religious?

Originally posted by riv6672


IYO when's the best age/whats the best way to introduce children to the concept of religion?


If you're a parent, taking them with you to Church from Day One, modeling the behavior you're supposed to when you're out of it, limiting the type of media they're exposed to, studying the text every day you can with them, and making sure you maintain a good relationship with your spouse, if you have one. I recommend the Authorized King James Version of the Bible as the text to study , of course, because

1) I've never found it to be wrong on anything to date, and challenge anyone to show me a case where it is
2) Even anti-religious atheists like Richard Dawkins praise Christianity as more benign than a religion like Islam, whose texts advocate jihad
3) Groups like the 7th Day Adventists, who are CLOSE, but not quite right, yet because they follow a lot of proscribed KJV Bible teachings in regards to diet etcetera, have been statistically found to be among the healthiest communities,
4) because relatively fair-minded atheists like Stephan Molyneux freely admit that the Church has, arguably, the best prescription for healthy individuals, family, and society.

Incredibly interesting, thank you.

Originally posted by Mindship
- It was just "always there," part of my growing up.

Yeah, pretty much this for me, too...

My dad is still a fundamentalist Christian to this day (my mom has since rejected a lot of that dogma, but still loves the Bible), so you better believe I grew up going to church, and even went to Christian middle school and high school hearing plenty of the fire and brimstone bullshit. My oldest brother was OCD and eventually really started taking much of the Christian dogma to heart and really turned full blown schizophrenic and killed himself 11 years ago this May 5th. Would he have been crazy without the religion? Possibly, but I have no doubt in my mind that he was made exponentially worse because of Dogmatic Christian Bullshit. So I was pretty similar to my oldest brother and actually felt a lot of the same thoughts/feelings sinking in (especially going to Christian high school), but was fortunate enough to see how much it tore my brother apart from the inside out, so I was able to break away and reject it.

That being said, I have been on a few Medical Mission trips with my dad (he's a Pediatrician) and they were some of the best experiences of my life (I of course skip the "mission" portion of it, but the "medical" portion is amazing). I went to Peru and Trinidad with him a few years ago. We actually were on a boat on the Amazon River in Peru. It was amazing.

So needless to say, I'm quite anti-Christian or any fundamental religion and lean more toward. People in this country are brainwashed to be afraid of Muslim terrorists, but I'm just as scared of Christian fundamentalists, and now we have faux fundamentalists in our highest offices. Wolves in sheep's clothing. It's terrifying. These people don't listen to science, logic, reason, facts. They've even coined the phrase "Alternative Facts."

Thanks for the Bump.

You're welcome.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
So needless to say, I'm quite anti-Christian or any fundamental religion and lean more toward...

...Buddhism if anything.

(Forgot to finish my thought there, not that anyone actually noticed or cared.)

Noticed. Didnt care.
Thanks again.

Originally posted by riv6672
Are your siblings very religious? Mine? No. Just "conventionally so," eg, more/less observing the major holidays.

Originally posted by riv6672
Noticed. Didnt care.
Thanks again.

https://cdn.meme.am/cache/instances/folder511/400x/68306511.jpg

You even stand out amongst other fellow internet trolls.

^^^If so, then you must rank highly on the dumbass scale, as you keep voluntarily interacting with me.

I really didnt care, as this is an old thread i'd lost interest in, and meandering half formed posts are nothing unique on an MB.

Originally posted by Mindship
Mine? No. Just "conventionally so," eg, more/less observing the major holidays.
Gotcha. Thanks, man.

And an unnecessary double-post. Your douchery knows no bounds.

And voluntarily interracting with someone you consider a troll.
Your lack of maturity is average.

I would respond to riv, but he's got me on ignore..you know, like a mature person? Lol.

^^^Oh, this is a great example. See that guy on the previous page?
Troll.
So, on ignore.

Originally posted by riv6672
And voluntarily interracting with someone you consider a troll.

Yeah, I'm the bad guy for posting in a thread. Good rationalization.

Originally posted by riv6672
^^^Oh, this is a great example. See that guy on the previous page?
Troll.
So, on ignore.

Lmao.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Yeah, I'm the bad guy for posting in a thread. Good rationalization.

It was always around when I was younger. My Mom's side of the family is Christian and my Father's side is Catholic. Thankfully, it was never really pushed on me by my Mom's side, and I didn't interact with my Father's side until I was already decidedly Atheist.

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
Yeah, pretty much this for me, too...

My dad is still a fundamentalist Christian to this day (my mom has since rejected a lot of that dogma, but still loves the Bible), so you better believe I grew up going to church, and even went to Christian middle school and high school hearing plenty of the fire and brimstone bullshit. My oldest brother was OCD and eventually really started taking much of the Christian dogma to heart and really turned full blown schizophrenic and killed himself 11 years ago this May 5th. Would he have been crazy without the religion? Possibly, but I have no doubt in my mind that he was made exponentially worse because of Dogmatic Christian Bullshit. So I was pretty similar to my oldest brother and actually felt a lot of the same thoughts/feelings sinking in (especially going to Christian high school), but was fortunate enough to see how much it tore my brother apart from the inside out, so I was able to break away and reject it.

That being said, I have been on a few Medical Mission trips with my dad (he's a Pediatrician) and they were some of the best experiences of my life (I of course skip the "mission" portion of it, but the "medical" portion is amazing). I went to Peru and Trinidad with him a few years ago. We actually were on a boat on the Amazon River in Peru. It was amazing.

So needless to say, I'm quite anti-Christian or any fundamental religion and lean more toward. People in this country are brainwashed to be afraid of Muslim terrorists, but I'm just as scared of Christian fundamentalists, and now we have faux fundamentalists in our highest offices. Wolves in sheep's clothing. It's terrifying. These people don't listen to science, logic, reason, facts. They've even coined the phrase "Alternative Facts." OCD in combination with religious bs is a nightmare. Makes it so much worse to handle. Sorry about your brother.