What kind of home did you grow up in?

[mindlessmind]

Which of the following best describes the kind of home you were raised in?
-I was told what to believe religiously and politically, and we never/rarely discussed these topics beyond that.
-I was told what to believe religiously and politically, and we often discussed these topics.

-I was told what to believe religiously, but not politically, and we never/rarely discussed these topics.
-I was told what to believe religiously, but not politically, and we often discussed of these topics


-I was told what to believe politically, but not religiously, and we never/rarely discussed these topics
-I was told what to believe politically, but not religiously, and we often discussed these topics

-I was not told what to believe religiously or politically and we never/rarely discussed these topics
-I was not told what to believe religiously or politically and we often discussed these topics

 

[Lutherf]

We discussed politics and religion pretty regularly.....more politics than religion. I was never told what to believe but I was always asked to substantiate whatever position I took.

 

[mak2]

-I was told what to believe religiously and politically, and we never/rarely discussed these topics beyond that.

Pretty much any questioning of the topic was Satan's work...

 

[Gipper]

When Jor-El sent me to your planet, he told me, "Son, mind your own business".

Fortunately I have a brother who does all sorts of good deeds as to spare me. I wasn't told what to do or think. I just use my powers as I see fit, like my X-ray vision to stare at women's tits through their blouses.

 

[Helix]

we talked politics and religion sometimes, but i wasn't told what to believe.

 

[Fisher]

None of them really apply. We seldom discussed religion, but would periodically discuss politics. Mostly it was, "Get your damn feet off the dining room table or I am going to knock you into next week, you heathen!!" or "Dinner is at 6--I better not see you before 5:55"

Seriously, we seldom discussed religion at all, but when my dad got involved with a union and started holding positions in it, I could have done without the politics, not that we ever agreed on them.

 

[Medusa]

grandfather told me about god and some prayers and parents didnt create an influence on my political tendencies although we have same opinions
l chose what to believe religiously or politically by myself

 

[JumpinJack]

Which of the following best describes the kind of home you were raised in?
-I was told what to believe religiously and politically, and we never/rarely discussed these topics beyond that.
-I was told what to believe religiously and politically, and we often discussed these topics.

-I was told what to believe religiously, but not politically, and we never/rarely discussed these topics.
-I was told what to believe religiously, but not politically, and we often discussed of these topics


-I was told what to believe politically, but not religiously, and we never/rarely discussed these topics
-I was told what to believe politically, but not religiously, and we often discussed these topics

-I was not told what to believe religiously or politically and we never/rarely discussed these topics
-I was not told what to believe religiously or politically and we often discussed these topics

I was raised in the '50s. Like many households in that decade, religion wasn't discussed (holy rolers were those traveling evangelists in tents) - going to church on Sundays was just part of life. My family never discussed politics. They were not very current event oriented. My mother never watched the news; I don't recall anyone in my family ever voting. People just went about their lives, cleaning house, riding bikes, going to school, going to work. (Think Leave it to Beaver, Ozzie & Harriet...no religion or politics)

Consequently, I grew up to be quite an independent thinker in religious and political matters. I watch the news constantly and am very interested in politics. I am an independent and am not affiliated with either of the major parties. I never vote for anyone because he has a D or R by his name. I judge each person on his/her own merits. I am open to different religions, seeing some good and some bad in many of them.

The good part is...people like me are among the least likely to be taken in by cult leaders or any supposed leader of any group. And we are not likely to hate on any group in particular, without direct reason for it. The bad part is....I am not grounded firmly in any one way of thinking, which can be confusing and maybe leave me a little shaky in bad times since I don't have a learned ritual to automatically fall back on.

 

[ecofarm]

My parents brought me to a Community Christian church for Sunday school when I was ~6, to give me some exposure to Christianity. ~8 I realized that people were not speaking metaphorically (even the adults) and asked not to return.

 

[Quag]

My parents brought me to a Community Christian church for Sunday school when I was ~6, to give me some exposure to Christianity. ~8 I realized that people were not speaking metaphorically (even the adults) and asked not to return.

I have 4 siblings only the eldest was babtized as my parents felt after the first that we should decide on baptism or not. Was asked and openly encouraged to go to sunday school but not forced, I declined. Religion and politics were and still are a common topic at my parents house, they freely state their opinions often passionately but they have never tried to "force" anyone to their beliefs/opinions or held it against anyone who did not hold the same opinions as themselves except for a few rare cases of very extreme views. Even then they could seperate someones opinions on one subject from the person as a whole.

 

[ecofarm]

I have 4 siblings only the eldest was babtized as my parents felt after the first that we should decide on baptism or not. Was asked and openly encouraged to go to sunday school but not forced, I declined. Religion and politics were and still are a common topic at my parents house, they freely state their opinions often passionately but they have never tried to "force" anyone to their beliefs/opinions or held it against anyone who did not hold the same opinions as themselves except for a few rare cases of very extreme views. Even then they could seperate someones opinions on one subject from the person as a whole.

As a child in my house, we never talked politics or religion. I suppose that's why my parents felt it appropriate to give me some exposure to Christianity via Sunday school. I was pretty upset when I found out that the adults, not just the kids, believed in magic.

 

[molten_dragon]

Neither of my parents was religious, so religion wasn't much of a discussion topic in our house. I grew up non-religious as well, though my parents did offer to take me to church if I wanted to see what it was like. I took them up on the offer a couple times but had no further interest in it.

We didn't discuss politics a lot either. My mom is a die-hard liberal, and my dad was a republican (though he's not any more), so political discussions between the two of them more often than not became arguments. I wasn't told what to believe politically, but my political beliefs ended up kind of in between my two parents. As I got older and began getting interested in politics myself, I learned that my dad just didn't have much interest in discussing politics, and while my mom did, she was one of those people who gets offended very easily by people who disagree with her politically, so I learned to not discuss politics at home.

 

[Bodi]

We discussed everything and were free to think whatever we wanted to. We discussed science, politics, humour, history, religion, etc. every night at dinner.

 

[Paratrooper]

My father was a city councilman and eventually a probate judge so politics were certainly something we grew up around, though it wasn't forced on us.
We all went to church as well.

Now that were grown
My sister is an athiest/ Democrat, my brother is an agnostic/Democrat and me and my other brother our Republican/Christian.

My parents are Christan/Conservative though I am more conservative than they are.

My parents pushed education (we all went to college) and being independent and free thinkers.

 

[FirstTake]

I attended parochial school, always questioned, but we never discussed religion or politics within the family. It was just accepted that you believed.

 

[AGENT J]

early on both my parents were Christians. my mom was republican and my dad democrat.

Dad passed and he died an independent and very christian
mom is still alive and she is now a democrat and while still christian practices very light

nothign was forced on me and we discussed many things often

 

[tessaesque]

My parents shared their beliefs with me and were/are passionate about them, but I've never felt as though I have to mimic those beliefs or as if I was disallowed from disagreeing. I was never forced to go to church or discouraged from voting a specific way. I was never threatened with disappointment or being disowned if I disagreed or didn't share their passion for a specific belief. I was allowed to explore religion without pressure, and I came out on the opposite side of that exploration than did my father, who is not only ordained, but is incredibly knowledgeable of protestant biblical text. I was also given the same freedom with politics, but my dad and I are nearly identical in our beliefs. I might be slightly more supportive of equality-based laws (i.e. gay marriage) than he is, but he certainly doesn't oppose such. In fact, he offered to officiate my best friend's wedding to his partner, even though the state of Texas doesn't recognize gay marriage legally.

 

[Thrilla]

my pop loved to force his politics on us... but neither me nor my brother ended up liberal Democrats like pops.

dad was a Suthun' Baptist... a very religious dude, really.
both kinds ended up as jack-Mormons....religious, but not religious

pops was fairly opposed to military service..... both us kids ended up being Marines.

pop wasn't happy with our differences, but he knew he lost the war and didn't say too much.
there was no mom in the picture.. pops raised us on his own.

 

[JC Callender]

We really didn't talk about politics or religion. We went to Catholic church until I was about 10 years old, then gave it up to stay home on Sunday mornings and watch Abbott and Costello instead. My mom was actually my Catechism teacher, but like many Catholics, we didn't really talk about it at home and certainly never read he Bible.

 

[aberrant85]

Which of the following best describes the kind of home you were raised in?
-I was told what to believe religiously and politically, and we never/rarely discussed these topics beyond that.
-I was told what to believe religiously and politically, and we often discussed these topics.

-I was told what to believe religiously, but not politically, and we never/rarely discussed these topics.
-I was told what to believe religiously, but not politically, and we often discussed of these topics


-I was told what to believe politically, but not religiously, and we never/rarely discussed these topics
-I was told what to believe politically, but not religiously, and we often discussed these topics

-I was not told what to believe religiously or politically and we never/rarely discussed these topics
-I was not told what to believe religiously or politically and we often discussed these topics

Apparently a lot of us had enlightened upbringings.

 

[Mason66]

When Jor-El sent me to your planet, he told me, "Son, mind your own business".

Fortunately I have a brother who does all sorts of good deeds as to spare me. I wasn't told what to do or think. I just use my powers as I see fit, like my X-ray vision to stare at women's tits through their blouses.

I think youneed to change your avatar when you posts things like this. You are blowing the fantasy that you are Sheldon.

 

[Lord Tammerlain]

Grew up roman catholic

Was basically dragged to church, went through confession, and confirmation, and when I was about 12 stopped going to church.

Politically my mother was not active and did not discuss politics

 

[Quag]

As a child in my house, we never talked politics or religion. I suppose that's why my parents felt it appropriate to give me some exposure to Christianity via Sunday school. I was pretty upset when I found out that the adults, not just the kids, believed in magic.

My parents were quite open about it the only real exception was my mother has a real trouble with catholics. Her family used to be catholic but there was trouble between the local priest and her grandma so she moved and changed religions. My mother is still sore about what happened.

*edit* Just realized this! My wife is catholic and is always complaining that my mom doesnt like her, not really true but it could explain why my mother is less than super warm with her.
The main reason though is that my mom is partially deaf and my wife is a quiet speaker this tends to make my wife think she is being ignored when really my mom has no clue she is being talked to.

 

[Perotista]

Which of the following best describes the kind of home you were raised in?
-I was told what to believe religiously and politically, and we never/rarely discussed these topics beyond that.
-I was told what to believe religiously and politically, and we often discussed these topics.

-I was told what to believe religiously, but not politically, and we never/rarely discussed these topics.
-I was told what to believe religiously, but not politically, and we often discussed of these topics


-I was told what to believe politically, but not religiously, and we never/rarely discussed these topics
-I was told what to believe politically, but not religiously, and we often discussed these topics

-I was not told what to believe religiously or politically and we never/rarely discussed these topics
-I was not told what to believe religiously or politically and we often discussed these topics

Next to the last one. Politics was never discussed in our house although I know my parents voted religiously. They let me free to form my own political believes even when I chose to back Eisenhower in 1956. Now remember I am talking Georgia here one of the homes of the yellow dog democrats. . Religious conversations, no again although for awhile I did go to church twice a month so I could play on its softball team. Now that is fast pitch.

 

[chromium]

They seemed mostly content with finding an "appropriate" place to raise kids and letting the neighbors and church do the work. So they told me what to believe (ended up rejecting most all of it), but there wasn't much discussion of it in the house. They just wanted to mostly watch tv and not bother with political rants or anything serious.