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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Duckslayer100" data-source="post: 70458" data-attributes="member: 1485">I had religion beat into me as a child. Not literally, but the constant bible thumping, church-going, religious music listening and overall "God is everything" mentality just burned me out. I once witnessed by father break down because the Christian radio station he was listening to went out during a trip.  Am I a better person today because I went to Sunday school every week through confirmation? I don't know. In God's eyes, maybe. But I feel like I'm just as honest/dishonest, kind/mean, humble/arrogant, generous/selfish, loving/hating person as I may have always been. We had our son baptized, but have never gone back to church. He's a smart, funny, loving, kind little twerp. I feel guilty not taking him to Church, but then again I remember what I went through. Should I force religion on a child who can't count past 10? Can I introduce it to him sometime as a choice that he can make when he's ready? What's wrong with just leading by example, and trying to raise a decent human being who cares about others, wants to work hard and not be a leach on society?I'm pretty envious of folks who truly enjoy going to church. I've never been in one that didn't make me feel uncomfortable. Actually, I take that back. The small church my grandparents attend in rural Fergus Falls is great. Tiny congregation. In the middle of nowhere. You can hear each, individual voice when they sing or pray. People are genuinely kind to one another and ask about their day (because they're all neighbors and have known each other's families for generations). I didn't know a fraction of the folks that attended the church I went to as a kid. Always felt like a stranger there.</blockquote>

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