I was born in Uppsala Sweden when my dad was in medical school there. Once he graduated, we settled on a rural island on the Swedish west coast. Not a bad place to grow up; lots of beautiful nature, and a population that is mostly secular and relatively progressive. Religion didn't become a concern of mine until I ended up living in the American bible belt. I don't mind folks believing in odd superstitions, just hate when they try forcing others to go along with it.

I was born in Edinburgh which is the capital city of Scotland. My father identified himself as a freethinker and my brother and I were raised to read everything and to question everything. I met my husband who was from Belfast and moved to Northern Ireland on marriage. i couldn’t have moved to a more religious and less liberal part of the UK and although i have tons of friends and love living here, I don't know a single person who thinks as I do. Everyone here just accepts the they were born into and the one thing both sides do agree on is that there is a God. its just either a Catholic one or a Protestant one!