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To: Brumar89 who wrote (18684)12/4/2003 11:39:37 PM
From: Dayuhan  Respond to of 793677
 

My experience has been the people who grow away from it are those who don't get the sense of belonging from the religion. Like me, for instance.

I think that as people grow older the lust to belong gets a little less imperative, partly because we start to "belong" on other fronts as well - work, family, etc. I also think that doctrine gets less appealing, and often a bit unsettling, as we start to examine it more closely.

In many cases, whether political or religious, the people who cling are the people who are simply afraid to let go.



To: Brumar89 who wrote (18684)12/5/2003 2:20:19 AM
From: LindyBill  Respond to of 793677
 
A sense of belonging is a big part of why people get into religion, I think.

My secular Daughter had teenaged friends who were Catholic. She attended the Church with them several times. I liked her comment. "It's like a club that anybody can join."


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