Current Events > How old were you when you first learned about Jesus?

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And who told you about him?
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uh... probably around 3-4?

grew up in a christian home.
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Probably Kindergarten. There was a Jesus in there and he told me about himself by drawing pictures of ducks and pissing on the floor.
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TerrifyingRei posted...

uh... probably around 3-4?

grew up in a christian home.

Same. Atheist now though.
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Probably when I was first capable of recognizing entities, like Santa Claus, since religious imagery is everywhere in Latino communities. So while the information was omnipresent since my birth, I would only be capable of grasping the concept at around 3.
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Going into first grade, so 5-6? I lived in a really bad neighborhood at the time, so my parents wanted me to go to a private school instead of the local public school. They took me to a Catholic mass in order to meet the priest in charge of the school and basically told me to lie and pretend like we were Christians or else I'd have to go to school with "the bad kids". It worked and I went to Catholic schools all through grade and high-school.

Both my parents are atheist and so am I, if that matters.
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It is refreshing to hear of people learning of Christ at such a young age. I do hope that the people who introduced you did so earnestly and pointed out toward resources in which you could eventually learn more.
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TheOrgyPorgy posted...

It is refreshing to hear of people learning of Christ at such a young age. I do hope that the people who introduced you did so earnestly and pointed out toward resources in which you could eventually learn more.

I went to church with family every Sunday until I was 18 and went to Catholic school

Still ended up an atheist
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TheOrgyPorgy posted...

It is refreshing to hear of people learning of Christ at such a young age. I do hope that the people who introduced you did so earnestly and pointed out toward resources in which you could eventually learn more.

Ohhhhh for CHRIST SAKE.
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8 or 9

my friend told me if I didn't get saved by Jesus I would go to hell

well actually it would be more like 5 or 6 in school because of holiday stuff..but he wasn't something I really remembered
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My mom told me at about 3 or 4. I believed that when you died, you lived your same life over again. I mentioned that to her and then she told me about heaven, hell, God and Jesus.
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thronedfire2 posted...

8 or 9

my friend told me if I didn't get saved by Jesus I would go to hell

i hope that, when they expressed this to you, they did so in genuine concern and Christian love.
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TheOrgyPorgy posted...

thronedfire2 posted...

8 or 9

my friend told me if I didn't get saved by Jesus I would go to hell

i hope that, when they expressed this to you, they did so in genuine concern and Christian love.

They sure as hell didn't in my family.
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TheOrgyPorgy posted...

thronedfire2 posted...

8 or 9

my friend told me if I didn't get saved by Jesus I would go to hell

i hope that, when they expressed this to you, they did so in genuine concern and Christian love.

well no, they were indoctrinated young so they just repeat whatever their parents and older siblings say
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Probably like 4 or 5.

Thought it was bullshit back then, too.
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Genocet_10-325 posted...

TheOrgyPorgy posted...

thronedfire2 posted...

8 or 9

my friend told me if I didn't get saved by Jesus I would go to hell

i hope that, when they expressed this to you, they did so in genuine concern and Christian love.

They sure as hell didn't in my family.

That is disconcerting. I regret to hear that such negativity was conveyed in Jesus's name.
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TheOrgyPorgy posted...

Genocet_10-325 posted...

TheOrgyPorgy posted...

thronedfire2 posted...

8 or 9

my friend told me if I didn't get saved by Jesus I would go to hell

i hope that, when they expressed this to you, they did so in genuine concern and Christian love.

They sure as hell didn't in my family.

That is disconcerting. I regret to hear that such negativity was conveyed in Jesus's name.

That's the name of the game in Christianity. Believe what I believe and live as I tell you to live or you will rot burn and suffer in eternal hellfire.
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Genocet_10-325 posted...

TheOrgyPorgy posted...

Genocet_10-325 posted...

TheOrgyPorgy posted...

thronedfire2 posted...

8 or 9

my friend told me if I didn't get saved by Jesus I would go to hell

i hope that, when they expressed this to you, they did so in genuine concern and Christian love.

They sure as hell didn't in my family.

That is disconcerting. I regret to hear that such negativity was conveyed in Jesus's name.

That's the name of the game in Christianity. Believe what I believe and live as I tell you to live or you will rot burn and suffer in eternal hellfire.

Ah, but for those who interpret the scriptures that way, it isn't a matter of their own desires. Rather, it is what they believe the Lord demands that they communicate, and they spread such a message through the Great Commission.

Regardless, the truth is that Jesus will not reject any who do not reject him.
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I was today years old.
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When I was just learning to talk, my father used it as expletive. It wasn't until I was 7 or 8 that I found out he was the supposed son of God.
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to people who actually remember learning about Jesus, did it sound weird to you?

I can't remember. I just always knew cause I was in a catholic home and was taught it from birth

Zikten posted...

to people who actually remember learning about Jesus, did it sound weird to you?

I can't remember. I just always knew cause I was in a catholic home and was taught it from birth

I remember being weirded the fuck out by the idea of eating another person. Also thought everyone singing hymns and standing/kneeling together was strange.

The other stuff wasn't too surprising. I read a lot as a kid so things like resurrecting dead bodies and being "possessed" were things I had encountered in other fiction.
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DocDelicious posted...

Going into first grade, so 5-6? I lived in a really bad neighborhood at the time, so my parents wanted me to go to a private school instead of the local public school. They took me to a Catholic mass in order to meet the priest in charge of the school and basically told me to lie and pretend like we were Christians or else I'd have to go to school with "the bad kids". It worked and I went to Catholic schools all through grade and high-school.

Both my parents are atheist and so am I, if that matters.

it's fake catholics like you that ruin the catholic school experience for everyone.
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Roxborough4Ever posted...

DocDelicious posted...

Going into first grade, so 5-6? I lived in a really bad neighborhood at the time, so my parents wanted me to go to a private school instead of the local public school. They took me to a Catholic mass in order to meet the priest in charge of the school and basically told me to lie and pretend like we were Christians or else I'd have to go to school with "the bad kids". It worked and I went to Catholic schools all through grade and high-school.

Both my parents are atheist and so am I, if that matters.

it's fake catholics like you that ruin the catholic school experience for everyone.

Oh man, I'd just hate for someone to mess up your subpar education and corporal punishment at the hands of deluded women.
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DocDelicious posted...

I read a lot as a kid so things like resurrecting dead bodies and being "possessed" were things I had encountered in other fiction.

please don't say things like this.
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TheOrgyPorgy posted...

Genocet_10-325 posted...

TheOrgyPorgy posted...

Genocet_10-325 posted...

TheOrgyPorgy posted...

thronedfire2 posted...

8 or 9

my friend told me if I didn't get saved by Jesus I would go to hell

i hope that, when they expressed this to you, they did so in genuine concern and Christian love.

They sure as hell didn't in my family.

That is disconcerting. I regret to hear that such negativity was conveyed in Jesus's name.

That's the name of the game in Christianity. Believe what I believe and live as I tell you to live or you will rot burn and suffer in eternal hellfire.

Ah, but for those who interpret the scriptures that way, it isn't a matter of their own desires. Rather, it is what they believe the Lord demands that they communicate, and they spread such a message through the Great Commission.

Regardless, the truth is that Jesus will not reject any who do not reject him.

Well let me tell you something, people like that is the main thing that made me go from a devoutly religious kid to a jaded atheist adult with nothing but hate for the church and disdain of christians. Kinda the opposite of the intended effect.
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If jesus couldn't save himself how could he save us... all lies they want you to believe from a early age why they try to get you young cause u know no better bs if u ask me..

bossjony posted...

If jesus couldn't save himself how could he save us... all lies they want you to believe from a early age why they try to get you young cause u know no better bs if u ask me..

According to the bible, he totally could have saved himself but didn't because he wanted to die for our sins

It sounds like bullshit because it is
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Genocet_10-325 posted...

bossjony posted...

If jesus couldn't save himself how could he save us... all lies they want you to believe from a early age why they try to get you young cause u know no better bs if u ask me..

According to the bible, he totally could have saved himself but didn't because he wanted to die for our sins

It sounds like bullshit because it is

Well I know God can save who he wants not jesus though .. jesus is bs.. should only follow god not jesus

I learned about it first thanks to veggie tales when I was in elementary school. Went to a friends' youth group once. Never had any other experience with church.

My introduction coming from singing cartoon vegetables combined with a non-religious upbringing and not hanging around with any deeply religious people led me to not realize that people took that stuff seriously until i was like 12 or 13.
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probably when I started going to school.

both of my parents were Catholic, but my dad only got baptized so he could go to a good school (both of my parents are from a developing country), and he wasn't a big fan of religion, so my brother and I didn't hear much about that stuff at home.
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it's common among the Catholic church not to be very scriptural, so that certainly isn't unusual.
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There must be a lot of care and consideration with how children are presented with Christ. For example, if a Sunday School caricature is taught, it could risk compromising the child's relationship with him as they grow older.
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You know who didnt?

Fucking Jesus!
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Who?
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