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"Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for though art with me." Clark Kent sits in church, his father and mother next to him, transfixed by his pastor's words. He is 13 years old and has great faith. His father has told him time and time again that he is special in the eyes of god, like Samson. "Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me", he whispers, for he knows psalm 23 by heart. "Let us pray", says the pastor. Clark bows his head and begins to pray.

Clark Kent was raised as a Methodist. While growing up in Smallville, Kansas, Clark Kent attended Sunday church services at the local Methodist church with his mother, Martha Kent, every week until he was fourteen years old. These aspects of the character are not speculative, but are canonical - established by in-continuity published DC Comics. Action Comics #850 (August 2007), for example, identifies Methodism by name as the denomination that Clark Kent and his mother attended. - .

Bruce Wayne, now 12 years old finds that he is angry and bitter. His life has not been good to him. He carries himself like an old man, no doubt linked to his parent's death, which has affected him so much at his young age. Alfred watches as the boy picks fights in school and slacks in school. Fearing that his charge will sink into a darker stage he hopes to intervene. "Young master Bruce", he calls, "I was hoping you would join me at church this morning". It seems his words fall on deaf ears but, for some reason Bruce Wayne decides to go. Perhaps he simply does not want to be left alone. The sermon talks about compassion which makes Bruce angry. "Compassion?!" he thinks, "for who? The man who shot my father, he doesn't deserve it!" But the sermon shifts, it talks about standing up for beliefs, about saving those who cannot save themselves and then Bruce listens. Alfred looks at him thinking, "It seems as if this was a good experience for him".

"Many comic book fans regard Batman as an atheist or agnostic, albeit one who has personally witnessed the fact that powerful god-like entities and gods of mythological pantheons actually exist. Batman has appeared in literally thousands of stories, and not all of these are in agreement with regards to the character's theological views. On rare occasions, stories have been published in which Batman has simply identified himself as an atheist or a Christian. It is reasonable to assume that, as with other people, Batman's precise beliefs, spirituality and relationship to God vary over the years, and sometimes shift depending on his experiences. The religious aspects of Batman's character also vary depending on the writer." -.