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both DH and i are followers of Jesus and aim to make Him the center of our lives. we currently attend a home church which is kind of modeled on the early church in terms of sharing life together, serving, and living a gospel-centered life.

We're Catholic, born and raised DH spent a little time not practicing, and I had a year of serious questioning, but we're both back now.

@jedeve: yep, but not where we live now. Most of our friends here are non-religious, but a good number of my friends from HS and almost all of my friends from college are! Then again, I went to a large Catholic school, so that shouldn't be a huge surprise

I was raised catholic (my parents go every week and forced us to go) and had all sacraments under the church. I went through high school and college as a catholic. After college, I had some issues with the Catholic Church (their position on gay marriage and other things) so I looked into other Christian churches. After couple months, I ultimately came back to the Catholic Church because it felt more comfortable. I missed it. I know I don't completely agree with everything the church teaches but the things I agree with are the reasons why I consider myself a catholic.

I haven't been to church in a while. My infertility has made me not too fond of the path God has given me. Yeah, I accept my infertility on some days but I just don't understand why I have not been able conceive. Why is it not time yet? Why? Why have I had to wait over two years, when others have no trouble? What do I have to do to redeem or be worthy of being a mother? Why have others been blessed and I have not? I am currently doing fertility treatments which are against the Catholic Church but I was TTC before that and following the churches 'rules', (not that I was doing it because of the church) but still no pregnancy happened. At this point, perusing IVF is my decision and no longer waiting for it to happen. I have to be more aggressive in order to conceive a child.

I still call myself a catholic and I do enjoy going to mass when I go. It is Lent and I plan on going back to church. Don't know what will happen when Lent is over. Fingers crossed that I will be pregnant this year. I do want to raise my children with some sort of Christian religion. So if I get pregnant, I will go to church more regularly. DH is Lutheran (non-practicing). He hasn't been to church since we were married and that was in my Catholic Church.. He wants to raise our children Lutheran. I'm fine with it as long as he goes regularly and can show our kids. If not, I will expose my children to the Catholic Church.

ETA- Wow! I wrote a lot. I don't consider myself religious but what I wrote made it seem like I am. I think having infertility really rocked my belief system (both religious and life in general).

I was raised Catholic in Ireland.

While I don't agree or believe in some of the Catholic Church's teachings (homosexuality is a sin, women not allowed to become priests, priests not allowed to marry, pope is infallible amongst others) and I was very disturbed by the cover up of the abuse scandals - I still consider myself an active Catholic, and I have a relationship with God.

The church and community that I was a part of growing up is a very active one, and I feel very at home there. The priests I have gotten to know through my involvement are very good people, with relatively liberal attitudes to some of the issues I cannot accept about the church (as listed above).

I now live in a country where it is illegal to practise any religion other than Islam, so I am no longer attending mass on a weekly basis, but I do visit my church anytime I go home for holidays.