In the Halls: How have your parents influenced your religious beliefs?

Nate Bell

Nate Bell,

senior,

Lawrence High School

“They enforced really believing in God for myself, not just them being there to show me or convince me.”

Bryan Roberts

Bryan Roberts,

junior,

LHS

“Well, my parents are Jehovah’s Witnesses, and that’s what I grew up with. I appreciate being brought up that way, but now I’ve kind of moved away from it.”

Megan VanDruff

Megan VanDruff,

sophomore,

LHS

“My dad is Baptist, so I grew up Baptist. That’s about it.”

Emily Loyd

Emily Loyd,

junior,

LHS

“We all went to church every Sunday when I was young, but not so much as I’ve gotten older.”

Brandon Schwager

Brandon Schwager,

junior,

LHS

“They raised me Catholic, but they never forced me to be Catholic. That’s the only religion that they themselves taught me, but if I was interested in something else, they would support it.”

Shane Billig

Shane Billig,

junior,

LHS

“My family is not really that religious to be honest with you. They are both Lutheran, but they don’t do the church thing or celebrate religious holidays.”