Personal Narrative: Southern Baptist Religion
11) When you were a child, what type of religion did your family follow? When I was a child, my parents were divorced at an extremely early age. I truly never got to experience the lifestyle my Father had to offer, since he didn’t recognize that I was his child. My mother’s family was originally from Eastern Tennessee, better known as Appalachian Country. They were stern Southern Baptist, in their beliefs and their way of life. When we finally settled down in Cuyahoga Falls Ohio, they decided that we would attend a Baptist church in the area. Even though I was truly too young to understand the fundamentals of what was happening in the church. I was basically taught to accept it, because it made my family happy. Growing up I had to practice
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My earliest memories of a religious service was the first time we stepped foot into the new church. There was just something even at a young age didn’t seem quite right with me. I can remember the first time that I stepped foot into the sanctuary, I was fascinated that the boards in the sanctuary was in different colors. The pulpit was set up in such a way that even as a kid, I could tell that it was going to be extremely strict and uninviting.
14) What type of religion did your grandparents follow? The type of religion that my grandparents followed was Southern Baptist. The Southern Baptist Religion was different from the Baptist Churches in the northern plains are, they are more strict. They felt it was their way or no way. They were expected to attend church at least three times a week.
15) What were the most important religious events in your family? This was an extremely difficult question for me to answer. The normal person when they were asked this question would say when they were baptized. Myself I was baptized at a extremely young age not by my choice, but of my family choice. When I was discharged from the Navy back in 1982. I lost my mother at an extremely young age. The church that I had been attending splintered into two different factions. Instead of making my own choice of what I wanted to do. I followed my Grandparents and went to the new
My earliest memories of a religious service was the first time we stepped foot into the new church. There was just something even at a young age didn’t seem quite right with me. I can remember the first time that I stepped foot into the sanctuary, I was fascinated that the boards in the sanctuary was in different colors. The pulpit was set up in such a way that even as a kid, I could tell that it was going to be extremely strict and uninviting.
14) What type of religion did your grandparents follow? The type of religion that my grandparents followed was Southern Baptist. The Southern Baptist Religion was different from the Baptist Churches in the northern plains are, they are more strict. They felt it was their way or no way. They were expected to attend church at least three times a week.
15) What were the most important religious events in your family? This was an extremely difficult question for me to answer. The normal person when they were asked this question would say when they were baptized. Myself I was baptized at a extremely young age not by my choice, but of my family choice. When I was discharged from the Navy back in 1982. I lost my mother at an extremely young age. The church that I had been attending splintered into two different factions. Instead of making my own choice of what I wanted to do. I followed my Grandparents and went to the new