Down To Earth

A 16 year old female describes her skeptism regarding organized western religions.
My mother was raised a Unitarian, and my father United. Neither of them kept up with their religion, I think my mom's family mostly went to church for its community involvement. So religion was never a part of my upbringing, however I was always [...]

A Long Journey Home

A 24 year old male discusses his fascinating spiritual journey from Atheism, to Buddhism, to Judaism. 
Until the age of 19 years old, I was a staunch Atheist. [I believed] the one thing for me to do in this existence is to try to be happy, it doesn't matter how I achieve that happiness even at [...]

Droplets from a Swami

A 25-year-old female writes about the spiritual principles that she learned by living as a Hindu.
I am a Hindu, from India. I come from a country where spirituality is like the life blood of a nation, connecting thousands, millions of people across myriad races, ethnicities, and ironically even religions. We fight over it, obsess over [...]

Lost Grandfather, Lost Faith

A 16 year old female experiences difficulty with her faith. Is it because her relationship with the Church is out of obligation to her more religious relatives? 

So personally I grew up fairly religious. My grandfather was a minister and I went to his church every Sunday. After he retired, my family stopped going to church. [...]