Can We Guess If You Grew Up Religious?

RELIGION

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By: Elisabeth Henderson

6 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Whether or not you keep to the religion you were taught as a child, a religious upbringing will leave a permanent stamp on your life. As children, we learn all the basic principles and values that guide the way we understand everything about the world. How do you tell right from wrong? What happens when we die? How do you approach people who have different values than you? How do you relate to your body and your desires? Religious training from a young age can press a child’s understanding into a very strict mold. It’s difficult, if not impossible, to fully break from that mold, even if you decide you don’t agree with it.

If you’ve been raised religious, you know what we’re talking about. You don’t philosophically have any problem with letting your kids believe in Santa, but something nags at your gut whenever they talk about him hopefully. Or maybe you were raised religious, and you held on to your faith as a guiding post for your life. There are elements of being raised religious that you and your similarly religiously raised friends have in common. It’s like a secret code. You take extra pleasure in doing something that was forbidden when you were a child, even when it’s perfectly legal. Having friends over for a glass of wine still feels a little bit rebellious, even at 40. See if you speak the secret religious language by decoding this quiz! 

Most kids look forward to dressing up for Halloween, going trick-or-treating and eating too much candy. What did your family do?

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What is the most normal reason that your family would go to a religious service on a weekday?

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How did you feel when other kids would talk about what they were getting from Santa?

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Have you ever been pointed to as an example of a rare group that follows unusual religious practices?

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What kind of conversation would you have with your parents about your fashion choices?

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When most kids were making a leprechaun trap for St. Patrick’s Day, what were you thinking about?

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On what condition were you allowed to go to a slumber party at a friend’s house?

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If you got the latest, hippest album, what would you do with it?

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Some families sleep in and go to brunch on Sunday. What was your family’s Sunday morning routine?

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How and when did you learn where babies come from?

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What kind of swimsuit were you allowed to wear as a kid?

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What would be grounds for your parents banning you from hanging out with a friend?

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By the time you were 5 years old, what did you know about religious ceremonies?

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What was your family’s reaction to another family inviting them over for drinks?

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What would have happened (or did happen) if you got a tattoo?

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Did your family have a day that you didn’t do any work?

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Do you ever catch yourself feeling guilty about a choice you’ve made, even if you don’t think there’s anything wrong with it?

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What kind of shows might be on the family TV on a weekday night?

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Did you grow up with any food restrictions that weren’t related to allergies?

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Did your family decorate the outside of the house with lights for Christmas?

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How would you react to your friend when they got their nose pierced?

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Who did you imagine you were going to marry when you were a kid?

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When someone was seriously sick, what was your family’s first reaction?

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What is one reason that your parents forbade you from listening to a band?

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What kind of interaction did you have with a popular series of books about the adventures of a boy wizard?

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Have you ever, in recent years, found yourself defending a religious point of view that you do not personally hold?

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Can you name all the books of a sacred scripture to the tune of a repetitive song?

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When you are making serious decisions about what you are going to do with your life, what do you consult?

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In high school, if you were going out on a weekday night, where were you likely to be going?

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If you pass by a familiar religious symbol, what goes through your mind?

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