College, I'm sure many would agree- is a very liberating and exciting time. Never in my life have I met so much diversity in thought and culture. It helped that I decided to live in a dorm called "International House" which housed 400+ residents at a time from more than 30 different countries. I remember fondly having nightly debates on life and the universe with my good friends who were Buddhist, Roman Catholic...
I think I chose Buddhism because my mother was one. She wasn't particularly religious at the time, opting to join our community gatherings at the church and indulging into the culture which was pervasive in Louisiana. I did not know much about it, except it didn't require weekly church attendance. That was good enough for me. I did still hang out with my friends, many of whom questioned me about my new allegianc...
I took my first dive into religion after I moved to Louisiana. All of our family friends were fanatically religious (compared to people in everywhere else I've lived. It's considered normal religious here in the US) and we attended a Southern Baptist Church. There were bible study rooms for kids where we got candy for reciting passages, and a main church hall for singing gospel and listening to sermons. What I f...
Growing up, I was not religious. I lived in a small town in Malaysia where religion was just not a big aspect of life. It just wasn't brought up. I knew some of my family members went to their temples and churches and we'd often pass by those buildings but it never interested me as a child. My mother's side of the family is Taoist/Buddhist. They prayed to Tua Pek Kong (大伯公) and occasionally I would witness my...
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