What Was Your Childhood Religion?
A simple Facebook question—'What was your childhood religion?'—drew 295 candid replies, revealing how early faith shapes us in surprising, profound ways.
Sometimes, when we ask an apparently simple question, the answer is surprisingly profound and revealing. That’s what happened when I posted this on the “Urantia Group” Facebook page: “What was your childhood religion & its effect on you? I was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness.”
295 comments later, I felt like I better understood and more deeply appreciated each of the people who responded. The depth of their honesty and their courageous willingness to share intimate thoughts and experiences created a circle of trust that answered more than the simple question I asked.
Their comments also answered this unasked question: “What happens when we are spiritually receptive and unconditionally respectful towards one another in a social media arena?” For me, the answer is: truth, beauty and goodness happen.
A portion of the facebook comment thread is shown below, and you can download and read the entire conversation.
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