Churches

[puglover]

Church-going is quite a controversial activity, and people have radically different opinions on it. Great discussion material!

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1) What are your personal opinions/convictions about attending church?

2) Do you attend church? If you do, what is your motivation for doing so? If not, is there anything you especially dislike about churches in general?

3) What suggestions would you make to churches in your country? What would make church appealing to you personally?

 

[Xanikk999]

I used to attend a church, but only for the social gatherings.

Im not religious but it is a way to bring the community together.

And contrary to what atheists think they dont plan anti-gay protests in any communities i know of.

Maybe in texas i dunno.

 

[Tycoon101]

I do not go to Church, I have daily exposure to Christianity so I think that I do not have to go (Bad Tycoon, BAD!)

1. I wish to sleep, I'm too lazy to attend, but I work with Christianity daily.

2. See #1

3. I wish to go to later services so I would be awake.

 

[Xanikk999]

I do not go to Church, I have daily exposure to Christianity so I think that I do not have to go (Bad Tycoon, BAD!)

1. I wish to sleep, I'm too lazy to attend, but I work with Christianity daily.

2. See #1

3. I wish to go to later services so I would be awake.

Why would you even go to church for the services? I guess if your a god fearing christian, but seeing as what they talk about during sermons anyway it seems kind of pointless.

Sounds more like ranting then preaching.
Or are they the same thing?

 

[Tycoon101]

Why would you even go to church for the services? I guess if your a god fearing christian, but seeing as what they talk about during sermons anyway it seems kind of pointless.

Sounds more like ranting then preaching.
Or are they the same thing?

I've read part of the Bible, and I believe in self-interpretation. So I don't have extremely close ties to a church.

 

[GenMarshall]

1) What are your personal opinions/convictions about attending church?

As a Catholic, its a requierment to attend church for Mass on Sundays (or Saturday evenings)

2) Do you attend church? If you do, what is your motivation for doing so? If not, is there anything you especially dislike about churches in general?

I dont attend any church since I am still looking for a home Church in the Diocese I live in . I still have to overcome my fears of ruler wealding nuns and the confessional (I have yet to make a first confession)

3) What suggestions would you make to churches in your country? What would make church appealing to you personally?

Mainly to see Protestants and Catholic stop fighting amongst each other.

 

[warpus]

I don't go to church as I don't believe that worshipping a deity will benefit me in any way.

 

[Tycoon101]

Mainly to see Protestants and Catholic stop fighting amongst each other.

I agree, that is an important thing that must be stopped.

 

[El_Machinae]

Church-going is controversial?

Not where I'm from. I drive my sister to church almost every Sunday!

 

[Shadylookin]

Church-going is quite a controversial activity, and people have radically different opinions on it. Great discussion material!

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1) What are your personal opinions/convictions about attending church?

2) Do you attend church? If you do, what is your motivation for doing so? If not, is there anything you especially dislike about churches in general?

3) What suggestions would you make to churches in your country? What would make church appealing to you personally?

i was forced to attend church for my first 17 years of life. I personally find it bad. Everyone gets their holier than thou attitude and when there is an internal dispute somehow everyone thinks jesus is personally in favor of their side. They also preach against anything that's any fun, sex, booze, rock and roll, dirty jokes etc etc

I was forced to now i attend around once a year to please my mother.

stop preaching and do something for the community. hour long sermons that everyone sleeps through doesn't do anyone any good.

 

[Xanikk999]

Church-going is controversial?

Not where I'm from. I drive my sister to church almost every Sunday!

It seems to be controversal among ultra athiests on these forums.

I see theres a lot of bias against people with religions.

Just look at people like masquerogue. He seems to have a problem with people worshipping thier own religion personally.

 

[GenMarshall]

It seems to be controversal among ultra athiests on these forums.

That is what I have noticed after I re-discovered God and returned to Christianity. Its like ultra uber atheists like Curt have a problem with people with religion.

I see theres a lot of bias against people with religions.

I have a feeling that atheists and agnostics are probhibly annoyed by the steryotipical archtype of a Christian who wants to try to convert everyone.

Just look at people like masquerogue. He seems to have a problem with people worshipping thier own religion personally.

I have one thing to say, Freedom of Religion BABY !! Who cares if I am a Roman Catholic who believes in God and that Jesus died for our sins.

 

[Archbob]

Go regularly for sermons, worship, as well as fellowship.

 

[woody60707]

I don’t believe in god, and if their really did turn out to be angels and such, they would just be aliens to me, not some heavenly being.

 

[El_Machinae]

I dont attend any church since I am still looking for a home Church in the Diocese I live in . I still have to overcome my fears of ruler wealding nuns and the confessional (I have yet to make a first confession)

Purgatory is WAY worse than anything nuns will do to you. Frankly, I was after seeing your post.

Unless you're planning on a death-bed confession? That's the Bart Simpson plan.

 

[GenMarshall]

Purgatory is WAY worse than anything nuns will do to you.

Do you know what Purgatory is? Purgatory is a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God's grace are not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions. In otherwords, Purgatory is a place were venial sins is washed away from us before we head into heaven.

Unless you're planning on a death-bed confession? That's the Bart Simpson plan.

I dont plan on making a death-bed confession. I do want my sacrament of Reconciliation ASAP and have all of my sins (both venial and mortal sins) absolved and recive my penance.

 

[ironduck]

I've read part of the Bible, and I believe in self-interpretation. So I don't have extremely close ties to a church.

What parts of the bible have you read?

 

[ironduck]

I didn't realize church-going was controversial. Not here it isn't.


1) Personal opinion? People should go if they want to, obviously.

2) I only attend church for culture (architecture, paintings, etc) and music as well as ceremonies that happen to take place in church where I'm a guest. I'm not christian so the sermons rarely interest me much, but I've attended those in the past (was mandatory).

3) I'm not sure if they want to appeal to non-christians here, it doesn't really seem to be a place for conversion. But church activities here are pretty boring. Gospel singing with audience participation, concerts with all kinds of music, basically fun stuff ought to be in a church that claims to be about love and joy on earth.

 

[The Last Conformist]

1) All fine, as long as they don't try to drag me along.

2) No. Waste of time.

3) They should make reality of that dream of mine, in which a pretty girl made a topless preformance before the altar.

 

[El_Machinae]

Do you know what Purgatory is? Purgatory is a place or condition of temporal punishment for those who, departing this life in God's grace are not entirely free from venial faults, or have not fully paid the satisfaction due to their transgressions. In otherwords, Purgatory is a place were venial sins is washed away from us before we head into heaven.

Yeah, I know what Purgatory is. I'm also under the impression that the "temporal punishment" is worse than what would occur than if you confessed while still alive.

If it wasn't worse, you'd have no motivation to do it.