I grew up Catholic, so I have been baptized, i've had my first communion and my confirmation in eighth grade. I think that the main reason why I was so religious when I was younger and probably the reason why I'm not anymore is because of my mom. I have three parts of my family and two of them are religious, but not exactly the same religion, and the other is not at all. my mom’s side of family are Catholic and very religious. My dad's side of the family, on the other hand, are not as religious, they do occasionally bless themselves if they, for example, see a dead animal on the road or pass by Cemetery of any kind. I mostly relate to my dad’s side of the family. Then there is my step mom's side of the family who are protestant. I went to church a lot when I was younger it was mainly either Protestant or Catholic Mass, and I understood both. I also went to Sunday school where I viewed everything as stories that tried to teach us about life and how to be well behaved and how not to sin. I've always loved learning about myths, Legends and folklore ever since I was little, and as much as it pains me to say it, I look at Jesus as
more of a myth than a truth. I'm a bit of a realist, so I belive what can see more than what I just hear about. I do believe in a higher power, but I see it as nature, not God. I still know all the stories and prayers even though i'm not as close to him as I once was. I also still go to church pray at meals and bless myself so I don’t show disrespect to my mom’s family. I was taught and I know that God sent Jesus to save us from our sins and grant us eternal life, and it’s all explained in the Nicene Creed prayer mainly created by the catholic church. I know that he is the son of God and born of mary and joseph in a manger in Bethlehem, and that is why we celebrate Christmas and have the nativity. As he grew up he taught about God and performed miracles. As he taught he gain twelve close followers who are known as disciples and everyone who he and his disciples taught are called apostles. He was also tempted by the devil in the desert for 40 days and that is why we give up something for 40 days during lent. But when he got older he was betrayed by one of his twelve disciples and was seen as a threat to the church. He was crucified under Pontius Pilate and was mocked “King of the Jews” and three days
more of a myth than a truth. I'm a bit of a realist, so I belive what can see more than what I just hear about. I do believe in a higher power, but I see it as nature, not God. I still know all the stories and prayers even though i'm not as close to him as I once was. I also still go to church pray at meals and bless myself so I don’t show disrespect to my mom’s family. I was taught and I know that God sent Jesus to save us from our sins and grant us eternal life, and it’s all explained in the Nicene Creed prayer mainly created by the catholic church. I know that he is the son of God and born of mary and joseph in a manger in Bethlehem, and that is why we celebrate Christmas and have the nativity. As he grew up he taught about God and performed miracles. As he taught he gain twelve close followers who are known as disciples and everyone who he and his disciples taught are called apostles. He was also tempted by the devil in the desert for 40 days and that is why we give up something for 40 days during lent. But when he got older he was betrayed by one of his twelve disciples and was seen as a threat to the church. He was crucified under Pontius Pilate and was mocked “King of the Jews” and three days
after his death he was resurrected, and that’s why we have easter. And all of this was God’s plan and Jesus knew this, so before his crucifixion he prayed on a rock to God, his father, for strength. So most of the holidays we celebrated are related to Jesus, except for Halloween of course, which is related to Lucifer. And I celebrate all of them with my family, knowing the story behind them, I just don't have 100% belief or faith in Jesus or God.
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