A House Divided (In More Ways Than One)

I know what its like to live in a broken family; my parents divorced right as I was entering high school.  Since then it has been difficult to balance out the time spent with both parents, dealing with expectations from both parents, and staying connected with my dad while living with my mom.

But in recent years, and even months, as I have matured in my Christian walk I have noticed another division in my family.  When I was younger I was raised in the Catholic Church.  When I was in middle school I decided to leave Catholicism and continue on with the Protestant views that I had been hearing.  While I left behind the Catholic Church, my mom continued with it. 

On numerous occasions my mom and I have ”clashed” in a sense.  My views about things differ form hers.  Some of it may be that she grew up in a different time than I am, but I feel that the reason for our differences in views is because the differences in our beliefs.  Now my dad, after conversations with him and my step-mom, has said he falls under the category of Agnostic beliefs.  I have found that its easier to get into spiritual conversations with him than it is with my mom because there isn’t the obstacle of getting beyond the religious dispute.

I have said more than once to people that I personally feel it is harder to live in a house divided by religion than it is to live in a house divided by divorce.