Jolly is absolutely right, you can't break out of the mold of tradition and culture until you've experienced one radically different. And some traditions are good traditions.
However, I think there's a lot that is culturally accepted as "doctrine" that is entirely nonsense. This is one of the reasons that our church leaders constantly emphasize the basics. We have to continually remember that what we think we know may not be true at all - so practice earnest prayer and scripture study so the important things always stay fresh in our minds.
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