I grew up in a strictly Christian home. Both of my father's parents were very involved in the protestant church, my grandmother hosts weekly prayer nights and my grandfather is an administrator at seminary school. To be clear, they hold on to strong beliefs typically held by evangelical republicans, for example, no position for women in church, and a ban on same-sex marriage (two topics mentioned in the Bible that are controversial in the Christian community today).
I am a Christian myself, and I wouldn't call myself an extreme rationalist, however, their religious nagging has brought quite inefficient, unwanted and impractical tendencies and customs into my life. However, I did keep my... (read 281 more words →)
Sorry, I should've been clearer. I'm looking for a way to keep my family together. With the question I was just curious but I could've made my actual goal more present.