Religious Background Quotes

My upbringing was completely liberal from the start. In fact, I didn't even have a Muslim identity.

If Jesus was a Jew, how come he has a Mexican first name?

My first memories of religion were being taken to Episcopal church. My father was Catholic, but my mother, I believe, was Episcopal. So I sort of veered off into the watered-down version of Catholicism.

I was brought up Roman Catholic. I'm not even baptized.

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

I haven't been baptised. My dad's not in the church and is not a religious person. My mum is more spiritual - she does Thai-chi and goes to Stonehenge and things like that. I'm proud to be pagan. Finland is not really a religious country. I'm still looking for my god.

I'm Jewish, not Catholic, but I'm a spiritual person.

I myself am not religious, but yes, I certainly grew up in a very Catholic environment.

I'm part Jewish and part Christian, but I'm mostly Jewish.

I grew up the son of a Seventh Day Adventist minister, so I was really close to the church and sang church music between sips at my bottle, you know? I sat on the piano bench next to my mother. She was the church organist, so that music is deeply inside of me.

I'm certainly not a practicing Jew. I would never claim, 'I'm Jewish.' That's not the first and foremost thing in my mind, as far as who I am as a person.

I was raised Irish Catholic, but I don't consider myself Irish Catholic: I consider myself me, an American.

I was brought up a strict Christian. My father was a lay preacher, my mother a church warden. The rhythm and ritual of the Anglican Church was part of our lives.

Was Sen. Barack Obama a Muslim? Did he ever practice Islam? The presidential candidate officially rejects the claims, but the issue of Obama's personal faith has re-emerged amid conflicting accounts of his enrollment as a Muslim during elementary school in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation.

I grew up in a Ukrainian Catholic-turned-Christian household, and that is my family's faith.

I went to Catholic school for 12 years and went to church every Sunday. I may not do that anymore but I think it gave me a good basis. I've also explored things on my own different philosophies and spiritual teachings and I use what works for me.

I grew up in the church.

I come from a Muslim family. The label 'Muslim' is one aspect of me, but it's not the only part of me.

Yes, I'm Catholic; I'm proud of it. But I had lots of Protestant friends.

My wife and I come from a Christian worldview.

Hey, I was raised in the church.

I'm Irish. That means I'm Catholic. But, truth is, now I'm a retired Christian.

I grew up in a very devoutly Christian home.

I grew up in so much church: English-speaking church, Korean church.

I'm not very religious at all - I was raised Catholic, but probably haven't gone to church since my Holy Communion when I was about 6 or 7.