Questions for theists (and ex-theists, too)

[Dystopia]

I was never very devout or never really believed strongly god existed but in my childhood I thought Christianity was true - My household was semi-secular. My experiences may be more light that some members here

 Are you of the same religion as your parents or that you were born into?

Yes - Catholicism. But my mom was more devout (she hated churches though) - My dad was a deist

b) If so, have you questioned your religion, tried other ones?

No

2) Do you follow the bible/Quran/Torah?

Yes but only the doing good and loving your neighbour part.

a) Do you interpret it literally or metaphorically? To what degree?

Mostly metaphorically and never took it literally (unless it's obvious)

b) Would you consider the bible/the Quran/Torah to be the base for your beliefs?

Well since the bible is a pillar of Christianity yes

c) Would you say that the bible/Quran/Torah is the main source of your morals?

Some of it, but the morality I learned from the bible the way I was taught was useful, most were good principles

3) Do you follow your religious organisation's doctrine? (please state what your church is, if any)
a) Why/why not?
b) If so, would you say that you do it because it corresponds to your personal beliefs or are your personal beliefs shaped by the doctrine?

No, my mother disliked churches but I was baptised anyway - Generally we considered ourselves catholics but we didn't agree with most of the church

4) Are there any pastors/rabbis/imams/priests/theologians/etc that you follow?
a) If so, what made you follow their teachings?

No. The priest of a church I went to once knew how to tell jokes though

5) What is your train of thought in deciding what to believe?

Can you please explain this better?

6) What would it take to make you lose your faith (hypothetically)?

Just thinking a little and realising I never saw or heard or smelled a god in my life. I was 13 years old. But I didn't generally think much about it - When I hit 18 was when I consciously became an atheist

Ex-theists are welcome to answer what was true for them when they were religious and include why and what and how changed

I Don't think my experience was bad and I wasn't indoctrinated. I think I learned some basic principles on morality that can be applied secularly (like doing good, being kind, etc) - The difference is that I don't believe in heaven anymore. I also think the church taught me how to organize and captivate people in society if I ever want to form a social group with any purpose.