I was religious when I was younger. Bible school, church the whole thing. Theirs no shame in it. We were lied to and indoctrinated as small kids. The good thing is we figured out it was bullshit. I started questioning around the age of 9 or 10. By the time I was 16, it was over for religion.
I was baptized Lutheran for my father’s feelings, but never went to church. My mom was a heathen from the hollers of WV , my dad practically a first generation immigrant from the “Old Counties” Polish/Hungarian. 10 years older to boot. East side Cleveland. Crazy fuckers!
I was never baptized. My family was old school apostolic. All of my family are German/Jewish immigrants. All Appalachian raised.
I miss living in the Appalachian foothills. My ma was born in the little finger called Terra Alta.