I'm actually the fourth generation in my family to have no practical use for the church, or God, or religion. My children continue this trend.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I'm from a family with five kids in it, and my father almost became a Catholic priest. And my mother never went to church, but she's the best Christian I know. My siblings have all chosen different paths to or away from their spirituality.
The only thing I have retained from my upbringing - I did not retain the religious element - is the idea that you do not do things for money.
While the older generation is content to sit around and critique culture, that culture is moving beyond them. At some point the traditional church and all of the expressions of that church will become essentially irrelevant.
I grew up in a somewhat religious family. My dad's family isn't religious at all, but my mom's side of the family is, so I was exposed to church a bit.
Children touch all of our lives. We all have the opportunity to sow seeds into the next generation, and there's nothing more important that we can leave on this earth than a legacy of faith, hope, and confidence in our God.
I was raised in the church, and there's still a fire burning inside me. I definitely don't ever want to be preachy. But less and less young people are religious. The thing is, I see so many positive things about religion, so I'm happy to talk about it.
I only want three children for every family. I'm a Christian, but I'm a realist, so we have to do something with our overpopulation. I will defy the opinion or the belief of the Church.
I grew up in the church, and I feel very strongly about it.
I grew up in church, and I have a wonderful family that always supported that.
My children, to the extent that they have found religion, have found it from me, in that I insist on at least a modicum of religious education for them.