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Do you ever miss the religious life?

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I don't miss it but I often wonder how things went from my parents who were very devout Catholics to me not believing at all in one generation.

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No way!
And I don't miss the judgemental attitudes over what is just in people's heads.

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I do not miss the religious life. I never had a religious life although I grew up in a religious home.

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Sometimes I miss cultural things such as food on specific events and also language beauty but don't want that as ritual cuz I hate ignorance.

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Yes, Missed to be happy and stupid at the same time

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As a former Mormon, I miss the music. Gee, I wish the church was true-- I'd go back and sing.

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I love the amazing art produced under the auspices of the christian church, Michelangelo being my favorite. I especially like Jesus throwing the money-changers out of the temple and the strong sense of forgiveness, acceptance and doing unto others in the new testament. However I didn't have to give these up just because I am not christian any more. These ideals/ideas can exist outside of a religion. Oh, and I get my ritual fix from 12-step meetings and lifting. So there ain't much I miss.

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Some of the ritual aspects. As a former catholic and wiccan, ritual was a big part. Its hard to define all the aspects to it, but I do miss that.

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No, nothing about religion appeals to me. I suppose if I were less of an introvert I might miss the sense of community, but I don't need that either.

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No I was not raised in a very religious family.

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I miss the coffee and doughnuts every Sunday morning ..lol

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sometimes yes, i wish i was fool enough to not know what i know now. couse sometimes thinking about the ending of this life make me sad actually. this is the only distraction in religion that we might call it a good thing(and the main reason why the people believe ) , but unfortunately the truth don't care about this.

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never had it

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I like football on Sundays.

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Religions have group activities which can be very enjoyable: celebrations eg Christmas. They also provide a sense of order and comfort in the predictability of the annual calendar of events in the religion.

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Not at all.....The last time I even went to a church it was-I admit-only because it was on a first date with a stunningly beautiful lab tech at the hospital I worked at...It was Pentecostal and believe me I really suffered for my evil agenda that day-lol......But I just couldnt stand it and never had a second date with her.....It simply made me nauseous.....I am in one of the dating sites in the net and my profile says I don't want to hear from anyone who is in a organized religion..

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I miss not having to decide things for myself. I miss having the Catholic Catechism to turn to whenever I had a doubt or a question that scared me; even if the answers weren't satisfactory, I was used to talking myself into them. In the long run, it's more rewarding to think for yourself. I do miss how easy it could feel, though.

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I don't have to. If I attend a service or a function, however rare they are, I go for the fellowship and nothing more. They all know this and still tell me they love me.

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Whats to miss constantly being told an invisible man in the sky judges my every move and even my thoughts um no thank you

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No never had it.

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I have never missed sitting on a bench with a bunch of morons, listening to some dimwit talking down to me.

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Wonderfully so!

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I rarely attended church. I do not miss church.

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Not even a little.

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never

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