When I found out there were alternatives. When i was a teen I hated being a conservative christian, but ai had no idea there were other eays to be so I just did it while being miserable. Had it not been for the internet and stuff I probably wouldn't have changed from my small town ways till I went to college.

So, I can't even claim any measure of wit or fortitute was at play. I was just lucky enough to ahve a cool sociology professor that made us read some howard zinn.