What are some non religious effects of growing up religious?

I grew up in a devout Christian family but I am an atheist. I have to say, going to church every week had a major impact on my life in a few ways that I hadn't realized it would. read more

TL;DR: Some non-religious effects of growing up religious include depression, perfectionism, and raising yourself if you don't subscribe to the church. read more

Growing up in Sweden is awesome in a lot of ways, but something we don’t have much of is religion. Most of us grow up surrounded by atheism, and a lot of the times we’re not even introduced to the concept of God until we learn about it in school. Honestly, I wasn’t even entirely sure what a “God” was until I was about 8 years old. read more