Patti Smith Quotes

I was taught a lot of Bible at home and had a voracious appetite for reading the Bible.

In the first decade of my life, I came to know and love God, as I was raised in a Christian home and community.

I grew up in a Christian home. The strictness comes with religion in general. Whether you grew up Jewish or Orthodox Jewish or Muslim, there are certain rules and regulations. But my parents instilled in me the importance of defining God for yourself.

When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, Not really. But it's more my religion than any other because I was brought up with it in an intellectual and spiritual environment. I don't practice or preach it, however. But Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.

I homeschool, so the start of the day is reading Bible scripture, memorization, and prayer.

I always say that people should not rush to change religions. There is real value in finding the spiritual resources you need in your home religion.

I was raised in a very religious home with two parents who were deeply involved in the black church. When I was young, I went to a small black AME church in New Jersey.

My family was Jehovah's Witnesses, which is a really tough religion. It kind of deterred me from religion for a long time. They still practice, but I don't. But I always remained spiritual, and had a belief that there is a God. I'm trying to find my way, you know?

I seek a deeper truth, but I don't think I have to go to a building designated for worship to find it.

In my family, we were on again off again Unitarians, partly because my father, raised Roman Catholic, had had enough of church.

I was brought up as a Catholic, and I'm no longer a Catholic. I don't talk about my beliefs too much in public probably because I feel very strongly that it's something personal - more than personal, it's private.

I was brought up in a home environment where I was taught to think critically and was encouraged to seek answers to questions about my faith.

I had to go to Sunday school once or twice in my life, and that's where I commented someplace on hearing.

My parents are pretty religious, devout, but did they force it on me? No, I don't think so. I still think of myself as a Lutheran, just one who doesn't go to church.

A childish soul not inoculated with compulsory prayer is a soul open to any religious infection.

My father was a Baptist preacher, and he used to read the King James Bible to me every single morning. He made me memorize it and repeat verses at night before I went to sleep.

I believe in God, but I'm not dominated by it.

Religion was a part of our home life when I was growing up. I attended Catholic school. It was a good education - for the spiritual end, as well as for its discipline.

I went to Catholic school growing up. I can barely remember any prayers or anything!

I grew up in the church.

I grew up Methodist and went to church until my parents gave up on religion when I was nine.

I went to church when I was younger, but it was never something pushed down my throat or anything, which is a good thing. I found out for myself where I belonged.

I grew up in church.

Growing up, my religious identity was primarily one of confusion. Nothing was pushed on me; nothing was overtly offered.

I'm not a religious person, but I read the Bible many years ago.