Interview With a Friend Pt. 2

For this post I decided to return to the theme of interviewing a friend about their religious background. In my opinion, you can learn a lot more about faith and practice from the people around you than you ever really could from textbooks or articles online. 

The last interview had a general theme because my friend was a councilor at a Christian summer camp, so I kind of knew what to ask and roughly how she would answer, but for this interview, I made sure to catch my new respondent completely off guard so that the answered couldn't be practiced or rehearsed. 

What is your own religious background? 

"I was raised protestant congregationalist. Basically confirmed in 7th grade, went to church a lot as a child, and not so much really now."

What was the confirmation process like as a protestant congregationalist?

"Basically, we had confirmation meetings once a week for a year where we were taught about scripture and related items."

How many people were in this group?

"Two, another kid from my school and I."

How do you think having a group that small helped your experience?

"I mean I got to know the pastor pretty well, and I never did the reading so I always got called out, and it was pretty awkward."

Nice man, do you think that that experience so long ago shapes the way you make certain decisions today?

"Not at all. Because I think now I have a better idea of what I believe."

Thanks