My Religious Beliefs Affecting Who I Am

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Who am I? What shapes my religious beliefs and how does this all affect who I am? This are questions that we all ask ourselves did I pick my beliefs because I wanted to or the circumstances I was born in shape, who I am did I have a choice or not. I was born in one of South America most beautiful countries Venezuela, my mother is also Colombian which has also affected the way I was raised. I come from a middle class family. During my childhood, church was something my family deeply believed in it was a Sunday staple, every Sunday we would go to church. I was raise to trust and believe in a God I have never seen, and trust in his judgment. Therefore let me tell you, I do in fact believe in God and his judgment, I was raises as a Evangelical

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