[Charlotte84]

Is it something you grew up with and have just continued, or something you came to on your own at some point?
I was brought up a Catholic, however did not attend Catholic School (school was Angelican - so some beliefs are very similar) our school had a large Catholic population (the Catholic school was not the best option for schooling) and our RE teacher (the minister/father of the school) taught all religions for RE.

If you follow a certain religion, do you go to church (or the equivalent) regularly?
We go occassionally not regular but say we have a friend getting baptised we will normally attend the mass which would be before.

Are you and your partner on the same page, and how do you impart your religion to your children?
DH was brought up with in a Protesant (sp?) religon. He had certain beliefs about wanting to give our kids a certain education at school and send them to a school where like minded people sent their children. Whilst his family does the grace before meals he doesn't. HE was happy to have our kids baptised Catholic, we (mostly the kids and I) partake in Lent, and eating fish on Friday's, DS asked last year about going to mid night mass on Christmas Eve, if he is still interested we will take him this year (he goes to a parish school and most of his friends attend church every week, the church is actually in the same premises as the school) The kids are also exposed to DH's family religon (at family gatherings) we also talk about other religons (my grandfather was Jewish - he converted to Catholic to marry my grandmother, and some of his family are still Jewish so again at some family events they are exposed to this)

How much of your life is influenced by your religion/faith?
Not very, durning Lent I will make a point about not eating red meat on any friday, however mostly if we get invited to another families/couple etc house and red meat is on the menu on a Friday we don't worry. DH and I were also together for more then 10 years (and 4 children) before getting married - so clearly living in sin.

[littleloves]

I was brought up by Athiest parents, although earlier in his life, my father was studying to be a minister - so obviously he had been quite religious before my mother/myself came along in his life. My parents were quite open to me checking things out, like going to church based youth groups with my friends. I started identifying as Christian probably about 6 years ago.

My family and I do go to church, the local Salvation Army church. We go regularly enough to know everyone there, but it isn't a thing that we feel we "must" do each weekend. I would also class myself as, for want of a better way of putting it, a "recovering pentecostal". I am really uncomfortable with much of the pentecostal religion, and would go so far as to say I almost turned away from God as I found the religion so extreme. I also question religion, not God, as I am not capable of believing anything at all without questioning and rolling it around in my mind. I do not agree with much of what the Christian religion dictates, but I am a big believer in the Salvos. Their help isn't given with the condition of you becoming a Christian from what I have seen.

My partner and I aren't really on the same page. We are both Christians, but he is actually more "religious" than me. He questions less and feels more strongly in the power of prayer and the church. He was brought up by a strongly religious family and is the black sheep as he isn't religious enough. You can imagine what they think of me

My life is influenced by religion to the extent of I hold Jesus as a role model, and try to be like him when I am confused by a decision. I would not say that I hold myself back too much based on Christianity. I still drink plenty, swear and teach my children to make up their own minds in regards to Christianity.