You may have very religious parents or grandparents, maybe they’re catholic, cristian, etc. However, you may not feel that strongly about it as them. Being religious is now becoming more and more uncommon as the generations go by.
Statistics from St. Mary’s survey show that 35% of young adults do not have any religious affiliation.
Eunice Rios a junior at Yerba Buena High School, identifies as Christian. She has been a Christian her whole life. “My parents never gave me a choice. I was raised in a Christian household with limited freedom. There are certain things I can’t do because of my religion,” she said.
Growing up Eunice says she would want to participate in certain traditions and holidays, but she was unable to because of her religion. “Sometimes I see other students celebrating Dia de Los Muertos, and i feel left out because it’s a Mexican tradition, and I feel like it’s something I should be enjoying too”
Living as a Christian can be difficult for some people. Sometimes people act upon their religion to respect their parents. Eunice does it because she is used to it. “It’s hard to do some things because I will get judged or people would criticise and stare. I’m used to doing things like acting on what the bible says, but since I’m a teen I want to experience stuff outside of the box I’ve been put in my whole life”.
When teens go into adulthood and are able to make their own decisions, they often want to do things they couldn’t do under their parents roof. “Once I start my life on my own, I know for a fact that my beliefs aren’t going to change but I also don’t think I will follow every rule because there some I just don’t agree with.”
When asked if she will raise her future children as she was raised, she said only time will tell on the way she decides to raise them, but at the moment she believes she would raise them as she was.
Angela Ceja, a first year at San Jose City College also identifies as Christian. She has been Christian for the majority of her life. “My parents converted when I was around four or five years
old, so for the most part that’s all I can remember, I was never really given a choice on whether to attend or not, I just did what I was told to do.”
Growing up her freedom was very limited, her days were mainly filled by school and church every Wednesday and Sunday, along with any events they were invited to, usually with people from their church.
Her sense of being was always judged she says, “I never felt like I was allowed to be myself if I didn’t wear the clothes they wore or didn’t act the same way they did, I constantly felt as if I was doing something wrong.”
As an adult, Angela has decided to stay in the religion she says, “I feel like it helps keep me on the right path no matter what it is I’m going through.” She says that so far it looks like she will also raise her kids as she was but with some moderations as to have them not have the same experience as her.
Rebeca Madero who is also a first-year at San Jose City College has also been Christian for the majority of her life. She says “There have been times where I wanted to stop throughout my life.” The reason for this being she felt as if she wasn’t allowed to do anything that others would be able to do.
Now that she is an adult, Rebecca has decided to leave the religion and does not plan on going back. She says,“ I don't think it’s for me, there are just too many restrictions for me to have a happy life”. In the future, she also said that she will not raise her kids in any religion, but if they were interested in it she wouldn't stop them.
As time passes we've seen religion started losing its importance, little by little, causing a lot of religious sanctuaries to shut down. The majority of people may be confused about this and wanting to make religion spread again and make it as big as it once was before.
However, this may also be a good thing in the way of having people be more open-minded about things like sexual orientation, more than before because of the fact that things like this have always been looked down upon or not tolerated by most religions.
As a person that has been raised in a very religious and strict household, I tend to not always agree 100% on the rules and beliefs I have been taught to live my life by. I also tend to feel trapped and left out of things my peers can do, due to my parent’s religion. My morals are also very different than what I've been taught and I am also a lot more open-minded about things I’ve been taught not to be.
Statistics from St. Mary’s survey show that 35% of young adults do not have any religious affiliation.
Eunice Rios a junior at Yerba Buena High School, identifies as Christian. She has been a Christian her whole life. “My parents never gave me a choice. I was raised in a Christian household with limited freedom. There are certain things I can’t do because of my religion,” she said.
Growing up Eunice says she would want to participate in certain traditions and holidays, but she was unable to because of her religion. “Sometimes I see other students celebrating Dia de Los Muertos, and i feel left out because it’s a Mexican tradition, and I feel like it’s something I should be enjoying too”
Living as a Christian can be difficult for some people. Sometimes people act upon their religion to respect their parents. Eunice does it because she is used to it. “It’s hard to do some things because I will get judged or people would criticise and stare. I’m used to doing things like acting on what the bible says, but since I’m a teen I want to experience stuff outside of the box I’ve been put in my whole life”.
When teens go into adulthood and are able to make their own decisions, they often want to do things they couldn’t do under their parents roof. “Once I start my life on my own, I know for a fact that my beliefs aren’t going to change but I also don’t think I will follow every rule because there some I just don’t agree with.”
When asked if she will raise her future children as she was raised, she said only time will tell on the way she decides to raise them, but at the moment she believes she would raise them as she was.
Angela Ceja, a first year at San Jose City College also identifies as Christian. She has been Christian for the majority of her life. “My parents converted when I was around four or five years
old, so for the most part that’s all I can remember, I was never really given a choice on whether to attend or not, I just did what I was told to do.”
Growing up her freedom was very limited, her days were mainly filled by school and church every Wednesday and Sunday, along with any events they were invited to, usually with people from their church.
Her sense of being was always judged she says, “I never felt like I was allowed to be myself if I didn’t wear the clothes they wore or didn’t act the same way they did, I constantly felt as if I was doing something wrong.”
As an adult, Angela has decided to stay in the religion she says, “I feel like it helps keep me on the right path no matter what it is I’m going through.” She says that so far it looks like she will also raise her kids as she was but with some moderations as to have them not have the same experience as her.
Rebeca Madero who is also a first-year at San Jose City College has also been Christian for the majority of her life. She says “There have been times where I wanted to stop throughout my life.” The reason for this being she felt as if she wasn’t allowed to do anything that others would be able to do.
Now that she is an adult, Rebecca has decided to leave the religion and does not plan on going back. She says,“ I don't think it’s for me, there are just too many restrictions for me to have a happy life”. In the future, she also said that she will not raise her kids in any religion, but if they were interested in it she wouldn't stop them.
As time passes we've seen religion started losing its importance, little by little, causing a lot of religious sanctuaries to shut down. The majority of people may be confused about this and wanting to make religion spread again and make it as big as it once was before.
However, this may also be a good thing in the way of having people be more open-minded about things like sexual orientation, more than before because of the fact that things like this have always been looked down upon or not tolerated by most religions.
As a person that has been raised in a very religious and strict household, I tend to not always agree 100% on the rules and beliefs I have been taught to live my life by. I also tend to feel trapped and left out of things my peers can do, due to my parent’s religion. My morals are also very different than what I've been taught and I am also a lot more open-minded about things I’ve been taught not to be.