Family Interview Essay

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When religion comes up in a conversation you never know what is going to be said. Everyone has their own thoughts and opinions about the subject; some are more passionate than others. After conducting a couple of interviews with my family members, I came across some information I did not know of. I never really thought about my family’s religion history until now. Coming from a very small family, we really don’t have much diversity when it comes to our religion affiliation. The two religions that run through my family history are Christianity and Catholicism. Throughout this paper, I will be discussing some of the information that came across while interviewing my mother. Unfortunately, my father passed away a couple years ago, so I will only …show more content…

I started asking her whether she was still religiously committed. She said, that as a child she was very committed in her religion, but as she grew older she did not have the time to attend church on a regular basis due to work and other life changing events. Although she does not attend church on a regular basis or attend regular Christian events, she still believes to be very committed spiritually. She believes, that just because one does not attend church, does not mean they do not believe. My grandma, on the other hand attend church on a regular basis and has very strong religious believes. My great-grandma is in her 80’s and is not in the best health condition, but she still manages to attend church on a regular base as well. Next I will be discussing my father and siblings religion …show more content…

My father identified as a Catholic, when I was a kid I remember always attended church with him and my two siblings. So you can say that he was somewhat religiously committed. Since my father was Catholic they baptized my two brothers and I as Catholics. I did not have the chance to interview my two brothers, but I do know that as of today they are not as religiously committed, as we once were as kids. My father’s passing away affected my two brothers religion commitment, as well as just growing up and not having time. Finally, I will be discussing my religious

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