Interesting topic. 

I personally am not quite sure how I feel about [i]a lot[/i] of religions. I was raised in Louisiana in an old school Southern Baptist church - Though they were hardly as aggressive and sanctimonious as Westboro. And growing up, I was very faithful to Christianity. I prayed every night before I went to bed, every morning when I woke up, before I took a test,before I ate anything... Well, you get the picture. I was heavily involved in my church's youth group and I did my best to stay awake during church sermons which wasn't always hard considering our pastors were always very enthusiastic and liked to shout, jump around, and used plenty of gestures. I was very comfortable with everything. It was a laid back church and everyone was really nice despite the fact that I was the only non-white there. I never felt out of place and I always felt loved. Honestly, I was so comfortable that sometimes I just rolled out of bed and went to church in pajamas and ate breakfast from the kitchen there. Even though all the old ladies kept telling me I'd look prettier in a nice dress instead of my pajamas, bare feet, and overalls. But as I got older and was exposed to different beliefs, I began to question my own. I swear, I thought that as soon as I questioned God's existence I was going to get struck dead by lightening. But when I didn't, I kept studying other religions. 

Between all that studying and listening to our new pastors, i became disenchanted with the religion. I was further disenchanted when I began reading the parts of the Bible that they were skipping over. What I derived from it all was that Jesus was a good and kind man that I would have loved to have met and gotten the chance to talk to. I also felt like God was a bully and a murderer and a hypocrite. There was so much hatred in the Bible that I had never known about before and as I read all the reasons why God killed people and ordered others to kill people, I was just in total disbelief. One of my least favorite verses is from Leviticus and it talks about how God forbids anyone with a physical defection from entering his temple/church and approaching his altar because the ground there is sacred and holy and he doesn't want them desecrating it with their presence. It just blew my mind. I don't really mind most Christians I meet and i still completely love and adore most of the people I used to go to church with. But I wasn't going to take part in a religion where people pick and choose which parts they think they should follow and where they use it as an excuse to condemn others. I tried going to church recently but I couldn't stand it. It was worse than high school with the way people gossip and turn their noses up at others. i swear, it was like a fashion contest. They turn away a man who doesn't own a shirt and just wants to listen to the preacher but they let women come in with tight shirts and miniskirts? I believe that if you're going to claim a religion, you should go all in and follow all of the rules and not just some.

As of the more recent years, I am leaning more into Wicca and Neo-Druidism. I much prefer the idea of a healthy lifestyle, balance, peace, and generally good morals with a respect for the earth and your fellow man.