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Originally Posted by davecummings
I attended Catholic grade school, and was an altar boy; I graduated from a Catholic college (Siena), and "raised" my kids/wife (she was a Christian, but not a Catholic) as Catholics. Church every Sunday, etc.
After the kids were 18 and my wife took off with a guy with lots of hair, I stopped "pushing" the kids down the road to/in Catholicism, and told them that if there was/is a God, he/she would probably appreciate it if we were nice individuals. It was about that time that I realized that I was actually an Agnostic. Thank Gawd!
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I was mostly a Methodist as a kid (Protestant light), and for awhile Episcopalian (Catholic light), but I had my religious epiphany at around age 12 when I read a treatise (written in 1927 by Bertrand Russell), titled
"Why I Am Not A Christian"
It started me to thinking, and so I began looking at other religions, philosophies, and different ways of thinking.
It's a never ending journey really, although I find myself somewhat settled in my thoughts now, and not less inquisitive, but rather more interested in making the most of my remaining years.
ADG