I was not raised in very religious home besides when my mother wanted to shove religion down me and my brother's throat when it was convenient. It seemed to me that having a "church home" in the south was very important and I always believed in God even though Christianity was not practiced in our home. My mother's biological family is Catholic and because my grandmother decided to give my mother up for adoption, my mother decided that she wanted nothing more to do with the faith. Fortunately, I kept in touch with the family and was attracted to the church since middle school. After I studied other faiths to make sure Catholicism was really the route I wanted to take. I was confirmed at 18 my freshman year in college.
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