[@SleepingSilence]

It isn't a major problem here [I]yet[/I], but I agree with you. It's ridiculous and those people trying to impose sharia law should go back to wherever the hell they came from. Then again, the media probably didn't give those incidents that much attention and that's why people are oblivious to it. But that's my reasoning as to why a number of atheists here don't pay Muslims any mind; it doesn't necessarily mean I agree or disagree with them.

But to answer your question, I was a believer up until my early to mid twenties. I only attended church for another year as a non-believer, or at least a skeptic, before I stopped attending altogether. I hope that makes sense?

[@mdk]

Well yes, they make the conscious decision to follow x religion in the end, whether their parents have any influence or not. Ultimately, it's that individual's decision to make (unless you know, they threaten you with death or whatever), not their parents. But I mean, there's a higher probability that if you're from a certain nation, you're more than to follow its customs than the customs of any other nation. Not saying that's the case for everyone, but it's the correlation not causation argument. 

[@The Harbinger of Ferocity]

It's true what you say. The mind is a powerful thing, and the more I slipped away from my faith, the more it became "mechanical" and it just snowballed from there. Same for someone seeking fulfillment. Maybe they find it because they want it so badly? It's tricky. It surely wouldn't hurt for me to find some spiritual peace, because this damn stress might as well be killing me, but if not through religion, then how?