US ambassador killed over a film

[DeeBye]

There's something I wonder about these statistics. I was Baptised and Confirmed as a Roman Catholic. I attended Roman Catholic schools until I was in my late teens. I might have actually believed in God at some point, but I probably grew out of that at the same time I stopped believing in Santa and the Easter Bunny. I never had a choice in what schools I attended and how I was taught, because I was a child.

It's now 25+ years later, and every time someone asks me what me religious affiliation is "for polling purposes" I always opt for the answer "none of your business". I'm pretty sure that I'm still counted as a Christian in databases due to my schooling.

It's also really easy to give the single word reply "yes" when asked if you believe in a "higher power", but that doesn't necessarily make you a religious person. If 85% of americans are religious, then churches/synagogues/mosques should be overflowing every worship day.

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