Mallory Ortberg Quotes

I was raised Catholic, but my father's people were Methodist, so we went to both churches.

Most Muslims do not 'choose' Islam in the way that they choose to become doctors or lawyers, nor even in the way that they choose to become fans of Coldplay or Radiohead. Most Muslims, like people of any faith, are born into their religion.

My parents were atheists, strong atheists. I never got the answer 'God.'

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?

My dad believes in God, I think. I'm not sure if my mom does. I don't.

I think more people in the mainstream, folks like Nancy Wilson and Luther Vandross, they have openly expressed their love for God, and when mainstream artists start expressing their love for God openly in their concerts and including gospel songs in their concert, and, you know, people started embracing it.

I was raised Catholic in Rockford, Illinois. But I'm not a practicing Catholic anymore. Oh God, no.

I was raised a Catholic on both sides of the family. I went to a Catholic grade school and thought everybody in the country was Catholic, because that's all I ever was associated with.

I started out in gospel music. A lot of people don't know that I started out in gospel music, and I've never lost sight of it.

The interesting thing is I grew up a Jehovah's Witness and I had a very, very strict upbringing.

I grew up as a Roman Catholic, and as a very young boy I felt the presence of divinity in my life through the experiences that I had in connection with the Catholic church.

I grew up in a very religious family, so that was never going to leave me. I just accepted it over the years. Although I'm not religious myself, it is so much a part of me. It's a part of my history, a part of my tradition and my culture, so I don't want to just throw it away and leave it behind, because it's made me who I am today.

I loved music since the Seth Ward Baptist Church outside of Plainview.

I grew up in the Mormon Church and I have a very strange relationship with that.

I'm from the gospel world. I grew up playing in church.

My father was a first reader in the Christian Science Church, which is similar to being a preacher. There was no drinking, smoking or cursing.

It really wasn't until I was 15 or 16 years old that I realized that the church was always there; it was always a part of what we were doing, even if it wasn't at the center of everything we did.

Growing up in Ireland, there are a lot of aspects of God that hang in the air. And my music reflects that.

Europe and European identity is rooted in Christianity.

My music is not Christian - Lecrae is. And you hear evidence of my faith in my music.

When I was little I was into gospel music.

My mom was Roman Catholic, my dad was part of.

I wasn't one of those girls who sang at church.

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

For me growing up, I had a Christian upbringing, and I just noticed this Catholic influence in school.