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KnightWhoSaysNi · 04-20-2003, 12:18 PM

(Sorry for the confusion about the ealier poll. I fixed the options this time in this poll.)

I'm will to venture a guess that most of the infidels here are those who used to have some sort of religious faith. I don't often encounter atheists or agnostics who've always been that way. Personally, I was raised in the Anglican Church by a rather non-pious family. I discarded my religious beliefs during the start of my university years.

Vote away!

Korihor (formerly, 'Nightshade')

Bree · 04-20-2003, 12:34 PM

No need to apologise - the other thread is deleted.

Spaz · 04-20-2003, 12:43 PM

Are we going by how the church teaches or how the people actually act? My churches teachings weren't very liberal (most of the time) and stuck to the heaven&hell, follow the bible or burn in hell, but most of the people weren't crazy fundy (except some of the older ones.) I think I'm just going to mark fundy/evangelical.

Ice · 04-20-2003, 12:43 PM

I voted Liberal Protestant even though I was born and raised Catholic, then left and became an evangelical Protestant, before settling somewhat into Liberal Protestantism, and finally now agnostic.

Oh, and I'm sure the folks will be asking me when I'll be shifting to atheism and then staying there. As far as I can see, probably never.

Walross · 04-20-2003, 02:36 PM

Raised Catholic - sort of. I went to a Catholic school right up until I finished High School, was baptized, confirmed, etc, but my family was pretty apathetic when it came to religion. We never went to church, said prayers, or any of that rot. Anyway, I voted Catholic.

Seeker630 · 04-21-2003, 05:37 AM

I voted Catholic. I was raised Catholic and did 8 years Catholic school. Later in life did a short bit as a Methodist. I am now a member of a Unitarian Universalist group, and I am also atheist.

Leads one to wonder how I would reply if they ever ask religion on the census

pz · 04-21-2003, 05:44 AM

You don't have 'lackadaisical protestant' in your choices.

I was raised quasi-Lutheran, by parents who weren't too concerned about church. It was the next best thing to having been agnostic/atheist all my life.

livius drusus · 04-21-2003, 06:03 AM

I was in the nobody gives enough of a rat's ass to even try to pin down a denomination category of protestant. My Congregationalist minister uncle tried to "confirm" me once. Some kind of workbook was involved. I just ignored him and eventually he went away.

Eudaimonist · 04-21-2003, 07:46 AM

I was baptized a Catholic, and went to a Catholic elementary school complete with Bene Gesserit nuns.

I got better.

For those who voted "other", what were you before? I'm curious!

Godless Dave · 04-21-2003, 09:11 AM

I voted "other" because I was some kind of vaguely defined monotheist for a while during my teens. The context in which I considered questions about God was liberal Protestant, but I never considered myself a Christian; I didn't think Jesus was divine and I didn't think Bible stories contained anymore truth than other myths. The God I believed in was a personal one though, so I wasn't a true pantheist or Deist.

View Poll Results: What was your religious faith before you became an atheist or agnostic?
former fundamentalist/evangelical Protestant	20	20.00%
former liberal Protestant	24	24.00%
former Catholic (liberal or conservative)	21	21.00%
former Greek Orthodox Christian	0	0%
former Muslim	0	0%
former Jew	2	2.00%
other Christian sect (former Christian Scientist, Mormon, JW's, etc..)	0	0%
former eastern religion (former Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, etc..)	1	1.00%
other (former Bahai, Scientology, Wiccan, etc..)	5	5.00%
I've been an atheist or agnostic all of my life	27	27.00%
Voters: 100. You may not vote on this poll

04-20-2003, 12:18 PM	#1
KnightWhoSaysNi Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 2,767	What were you before atheism/agnosticism? (corrected poll) (Sorry for the confusion about the ealier poll. I fixed the options this time in this poll.) I'm will to venture a guess that most of the infidels here are those who used to have some sort of religious faith. I don't often encounter atheists or agnostics who've always been that way. Personally, I was raised in the Anglican Church by a rather non-pious family. I discarded my religious beliefs during the start of my university years. Vote away! Korihor (formerly, 'Nightshade')

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04-20-2003, 12:34 PM	#2
Bree Veteran Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Twin Cities, USA Posts: 3,197	No need to apologise - the other thread is deleted.

04-20-2003, 12:43 PM	#3
Spaz Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: 6th Circle of Hell Posts: 1,093	Are we going by how the church teaches or how the people actually act? My churches teachings weren't very liberal (most of the time) and stuck to the heaven&hell, follow the bible or burn in hell, but most of the people weren't crazy fundy (except some of the older ones.) I think I'm just going to mark fundy/evangelical.

04-20-2003, 12:43 PM	#4
Ice Regular Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 206	I voted Liberal Protestant even though I was born and raised Catholic, then left and became an evangelical Protestant, before settling somewhat into Liberal Protestantism, and finally now agnostic. Oh, and I'm sure the folks will be asking me when I'll be shifting to atheism and then staying there. As far as I can see, probably never.

04-20-2003, 02:36 PM	#5
Walross Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada Posts: 1,569	Raised Catholic - sort of. I went to a Catholic school right up until I finished High School, was baptized, confirmed, etc, but my family was pretty apathetic when it came to religion. We never went to church, said prayers, or any of that rot. Anyway, I voted Catholic.

04-21-2003, 05:37 AM	#6
Seeker630 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: North America Posts: 1,624	I voted Catholic. I was raised Catholic and did 8 years Catholic school. Later in life did a short bit as a Methodist. I am now a member of a Unitarian Universalist group, and I am also atheist. Leads one to wonder how I would reply if they ever ask religion on the census

04-21-2003, 05:44 AM	#7
pz Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Morris, MN Posts: 3,341	You don't have 'lackadaisical protestant' in your choices. I was raised quasi-Lutheran, by parents who weren't too concerned about church. It was the next best thing to having been agnostic/atheist all my life.

04-21-2003, 06:03 AM	#8
livius drusus Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Selva Oscura Posts: 4,120	I was in the nobody gives enough of a rat's ass to even try to pin down a denomination category of protestant. My Congregationalist minister uncle tried to "confirm" me once. Some kind of workbook was involved. I just ignored him and eventually he went away.

04-21-2003, 07:46 AM	#9
Eudaimonist Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Sundsvall, Sweden Posts: 3,159	I was baptized a Catholic, and went to a Catholic elementary school complete with Bene Gesserit nuns. I got better. For those who voted "other", what were you before? I'm curious!

04-21-2003, 09:11 AM	#10
Godless Dave Contributor Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: With 10,000 lakes who needs a coast? Posts: 10,762	I voted "other" because I was some kind of vaguely defined monotheist for a while during my teens. The context in which I considered questions about God was liberal Protestant, but I never considered myself a Christian; I didn't think Jesus was divine and I didn't think Bible stories contained anymore truth than other myths. The God I believed in was a personal one though, so I wasn't a true pantheist or Deist.

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