The Moonies as well visited Europe and then end of the 70ties (I remember not very well which year) we had people called "Krishnas", they always sang the same song repeatedly to get into trance: Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare It was funny to watch them in the street.

Well she died a few days later and my nun teacher said I hadn’t prayed hard enough! It was really mean to tell you that! What bad visions did they give to children with their lies. They always tried to give people the feeling of being guilty.

Seems remembering of the own decisions let us immerse in family stories. We have fortunately an aunt, a very nice lady, which is now 91 and fit as a fiddle to talk about our family history.

... and then there are these people which have an "awakening". May be they are the most bounded to their church.

Wow Polly, burn in hell, what nightmares did they tell to people! Once I wanted to become Buddhist (I read a lot of Buddhism as well) but I knew that I never would accept to adopt inner pictures from other people as I have so nice ones of my own. But to see Dalai Lama is really an event!

To leave church seems to be a very private decision due to own bad or not-so-good experience. To stay may be driven by that feeling of community?

Do you think your religious distance was based on your family situation? I really would like to know more about how people come to their religious decisions.