Absolutely not. Raised in a strictly Catholic household and 12 years of Catholic education but a) none of the religious education sank in* and b) my personal experience turned me off to religion-as-an-institution entirely.
Footnote*: Religion class was typically my worst grade in school, except for 8th grade where the teacher gave me an A despite low scores on most of the tests. When I asked her why she thought I deserved an A, she said that she gave grades based on our ability to grasp the material and she thought I was doing as well as I could. I cried – not because this meant I was doing well, but because I was given something I knew I didn’t earn and I didn’t even want an A in a subject I fundamentally disagreed with.
Nope, my parents are atheists and my siblings and I were raised as same. Never went to churches or had a bible at home etc.
As someone who was indoctrinated into islam as a child, I cannot recommend. 0/10 stars. Or any of the abrahamic religions imo. Way too dogmatic and patriarchal. While the culture and ritual is interesting from an anthropological point of view, you’d likely have a better time hanging out with people you care about, instead of prostrating yourself to a god who thinks anyone with a uterus is subhuman.
I’m quite drawn to the ritual aspects of religion but there’s another part of me finds it all hopelessly silly.
