Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Quotes

I grew up Jewish, became an atheist and a Marxist, and 28 years ago, at age 26, became a Christian.

I would really like to hear somebody who is really articulate about the elements of their faith conversion. I'm not.

When I started law school in 2010, I would have called myself an atheist. When I graduated law school in 2013, I was exploring my faith again. A lot changed in those three years.

I wasn't a cradle Catholic, but a convert.

A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.

I was born a Catholic and now I'm a lapsed Catholic. I'm something but I'm not a believer any more.

I was brought up as Christian, and while my ideas have changed, I have always felt myself religiously oriented.

I find it extraordinary that anyone would have an intellectual conversion to Roman Catholicism.

I'm an agnosto-theist.

I'm not a practice religion freak. I didn't grow up in a religious family, but I have a faith.

I thought everybody would embrace and understand my reasons for becoming Muslim.

The fact that I didn't believe in God was something that I just didn't consider. And then when I did, it was like, 'Oh yeah, I'm out.'

We just want Jews to be perfected, as they say.

I am a reformed Catholic. I'm a Buddhist in other words.

In matters concerning religion, I consider myself not a child but an adult with 35 years of experience.

My notion of spirituality was different than it is now, but even if I'd been the most fundamentalist of believers, I would have assumed that God had better things to do than arbitrarily smite me with shaking palsy.

Conversion for me was not a Damascus Road experience. I slowly moved into an intellectual acceptance of what my intuition had always known.

My hope is that 'Beyond the Heavens' will encourage people to explore faith, open their mind and go beyond what they think they know. That is what my mother encouraged me to do. I hope to encourage others to do the same through this story.

For Jews, the paradigmatic convert is the biblical Ruth, who sought not only a new relationship with God but also a new nationality.

Both my parents are Catholic and staunch believers. I'm not a Catholic now, but I still carry part of it with me.

My mother's belief in spiritual healers grew stronger after our family went through a rough patch following my father's death. Sufi saint Karimullah Shah Kadri changed our lives, and all of us converted to Sufism. But it wasn't an instantaneous decision - it took us 10 years to convert. The change in religion was like washing away the past.

You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education.

I'm walking this walk, and my life has nothing to do with my perception of the world. It's all God! How do I function within His plan?

I do know plenty of atheists, agnostics and skeptics who have become Christians through the years. In fact, several of my friends were once strong atheists but are now committed followers of Jesus.

For many Sudanese, it's for strength they choose to be Christian rather than Muslim. My mum was a Muslim but she became a Christian later.