Church

[jason93]

Anyone go to church here and if you do what church you go to?

Why do you go to church and how it work in your life?

[Jess]

well I USED to go to a church

before we moved we went to a church every Saturday. We had dinner there, there were lessons for the little kids, and lessons for the older kids, and one for the adults.

then after the lessons we played and stuff

I No longer go to a church

btw, I don't remember what kind of church I went to...

edit: I think I kind of remember what the church was like. It was mostly Chinese people, only a few Americans so it might be Chinese Church? we also kept moving to different churches.

I'm not sure why I went to it, but I think my parents were friends with the pastor or whatever....

[Atonement]

I go to church frequently. I used to go to a Lutheran church, but now I go to a non-denominational church.

I go to church because I love to worship and learn about Jesus. It just all together brings me closer to him.

[maestro15]

Well Im Jewish so i go to synagogue But religious centers are (in my opinion) A great way to bring a community together. Even though your not religious i think it is okay to go to church, mosque or synagogue just to meet new people and learn a thing or two about religion. Its always good to be open minded

[karl]

I go to Mass (Roman Catholic) once or twice a month on Sunday. And at Christmas and Easter. Plus any First Communions and weddings we're invited to.

[nick]

I go twice most Sundays because I sing in the choir

[Suicune]

I used to go to Mass but I didn't really like it all that much...I'll never know what a dead man's blood tastes like.

[ackmedsgirl666]

im christian
when im with my dad i go to a place called ebenezer canadian reformed church. its full of dutch ppl. but when im on my own i go to a pentecostal church because i like the singing

[xhelgrindx]

I go to a christian american baptist church. I'm proud to say that i am a christian! I believe jesus is my savior and my best friend! It's not a religion its a lifestyle a personal relationship with jesus christ =)

[Sage]

It's not a religion
Yes it is.

I'm not religious myself, though I often enjoy going on long walks throughout the more rural parts of town and contemplating things in great detail. Were there greater forces than ourselves in the universe, I'd be inclined to think that seeking them out in arbitrarily important buildings of worship is inane and would accomplish little.

[CairAndros]

Im not religious but I used to be involved with one of the churches near me - I played in the Church Band and went on a few outings over the years with them. But that stopped when I went to high school because my best mate went to a different high school and he was the reason that I went to the church stuff.

In saying that I think that they are good places to make friends and such like and they, religious centers in general that is, are usually like a larger family as well; so that is often good if you are in a difficult spot and need people around you etc.

@Sage - I agree with the long walks contemplating stuff; I do that on my paper round most mornings :P

[Icarus7]

Everything that teach us about Jesus and the gospel is great. Is great to meet people that follows the rules Jesus gave us and most of all, the best thing is to help ppl who need us. Thousands of ppl out there are without food, water or even family. We can help them. Give them a hand. And that is the best feeling one can have. :)

[Captor K]

I have mixed feelings about church.

I'm a southern baptist, but I've never really cared for it. Too much fire and brimstone sermons for me. I've always found the fervent preaching to be a bit boring at times, and I can quickly lose interest in the sermon. Plus, I always get a wee bit creeped out whenever I set foot in churches. I can't explain it, but it's not a warm feeling.

I also have issues dealing with the spiritual abuse inflicted on me by religion in general (being gay), so words like "hellfire" and "abomination" and "demonized" aren't exactly the Christlike messages I expect from religious leaders and the followers that gobble it up without question. I have a deep-seated anger with them. When I reflect on the actions that religion has done in general, promoting all kinds of hatred, intolerance, and bloodshed, I become even more furious. The church is supposed to be a symbol of God's sanctuary, yet, as far as I witnessed, I rarely see much godliness coming out of churches these days. Organized religion, in my opinion, is not at all organized.

I don't have a problem with faith, and with people who want to follow and practice their faith. It becomes a problem when those people are so blinded in their faith that they can't see beyond it, and they use their faith as a weapon against other people. It's scary and it makes me sad.

Thing is, I love God and Jesus with all of me. Let there be no mistaking that. I've always felt as if God were my most personal, treasured friend, and I have talked to Him about anything in my life that I needed to talk about - whether it was something bothering me, whether it was a time of panic and tragedy, or even if it were a "best buddy" type of conversation. It brought me immense comfort. I don't mind having spiritual conversations with other people. But it is religion and my profound repulsion for it that has turned me from the doors of the church. I would like to go to church, a gay-affirming church, but not just any kind, I'm selective - but I doubt I'll set foot in one for years to come. I'm one of those spiritual lone rangers at the moment.

I realize I don't need a church to love God and Jesus, but the idea of a spiritual community, of godly brotherhood is appealing. But having witnessed the hypocrisy of many church leaders and Christians (I'm NOT knocking all of them, so don't take offense), I am skeptical and distrustful of churches these days. I feel like I need that communal spiritual connection, but it doesn't exist. I don't quite know where I stand.

I think an appropriate song lyric for how I feel about this is, "Please don't let me hit the ground, tonight I think I walk alone, to find my soul desire to go home." I feel like I'm walking alone, burning with a deep desire to go into God's "earthly" home, but where I can find it, I do not know.

[ivan_cro]

i go to Church every Sunday, and I like
I am a believer and I care about my faith as much as I can, I learn about it, explore it and think about it

I'm a Roman Catholic

[Wish]

I go to church each Sunday and would class myself as a Christian. I believe in God. It's easier to try not to understand him than to attempt to.

[Sage]

It's easier to try not to understand him than to attempt to.

It's for that exact reason that there are so many atheists.

[Sith Lord 13]

It's for that exact reason that there are so many atheists.

Isn't that a better argument for agnosticism and theism than for atheism?

[Sage]

Isn't that a better argument for agnosticism and theism than for atheism?

The way I see things, it can go both ways. I find it gravely unhealthy to praise something one does not even understand.

[Sith Lord 13]

The way I see things, it can go both ways. I find it gravely unhealthy to praise something one does not even understand.

I see why you would say that, and I'm even inclined to agree, but to admit either to the existence or at least possible existence of a deity is not praise.

[huginnmuninn]

sure there might be a god but i doubt any religion has got it right so i dont go to church

[Continuum]

I go to Roman catholic church every Sunday and on Monthly Masses and weddings. Even do I go even though I rarely get interested (Usually love, God, or anything predictable from a mediocre priest) but I still go because after mass my parents usually treat us with a nice dinner and free stuff. I used to love listening to homilies back then but really, they suck most of the time now (I only listen if our school's regent is our priest). :P

I believe in God, in his love and in his grace; and in Jesus. I just simply believe, no more.

[Obscene Eyedeas]

It's for that exact reason that there are so many atheists.

This is something that really annoys me, people do not want to take the time to understand a religion or different religions before they make their decision, be open minded and think on these things before choosing whether you believe in a religion or not. Debate them, question them. Is it really asking that much? I do not believe it is but do NOT call yourself an athiest just because you can't be arsed to do some studies. Research religions make an informed decision and then I will respect your choice to be an athiest. I myself am an atheist and i have vigorously studied religions to come to a decision where i know athiesm reflects my ideas of life. For people who cannot even tell the difference between religions and the books of faith their decision to be athiest just annoys me. Agnostic yes, athiest no.

[The Dark Lord]

mass is boring and pointless, combined with a stench of hypocrisy

[TheFame]

LMAO no ill never go to church. They encourage kids to go to some boring long ass thing where you cant even understand what the guys saying. Nor do i care.

nobody in my class goes to church

When someone says they went to church everyone says "ew wtf why?"

[NeverTooLate]

Church to me is a waste of time :P so no i dont go.

[vice]

I go to church. But like people there are good churches and not so good churches. I think it's worth the time and effort to find something you like.

I just read that book A Divine Revelation of Hell by Mary K. Baxter. It just made me think about how real hell is. I mean, we live in this world - it's our reality. But what happens when you end up in hell and it becomes your reality?

[Clawhammer]

Yeah, I go to a non-denominational church, have been going to the same place for as long as I can remember, which makes sense because I've lived right here for as long as I can remember, too. Moved into this house when I was about 1, so I'm guessing we've been going to the same church for some years now.

[lebowski]

im not religious but i go to chapel every morning at school (well i'm meant to :p)

its pretty boring and i see it as kind of tedious... i dont really identify with religions as a whole and i kind of find it hard to see how seemingly intelligent people are able to disregard all logic for faith. i can see it as comforting, but im just not into it :)

[pageplant77]

I go to Church almost every Sunday (there are a couple Sundays here and there when I am too tired to get up)

I go to a Lutheran Church.

I go to Church because I am a strong believer in God.

Personally, I don't really believe in a "wrong religion" I believe there are truths to every religion.

[INFERNO]

I used to go to church with my parents (father mainly) because my grandmother who lived with us and who often took care of me, was deeply a Christian and she insisted on going. She said if nobody else wants to go, she'd like to go by herself then. My father felt that was not so great so he went and I went also. My mother also went but never participated in receiving the host crackers.

Later on, I never go to church, mainly because I don't believe in the belief. However, even when I did, I never understood the point of all the singing, candle-lighting and organ-playing. Hearing a priest read parts of a biblical book I found was also pointless because a) people there had a bible given in the bleachers, b) biblical books were randomly picked as to which to read but always centered around never touching Leviticus, Deuteronomy and some other Old Testament ones and c) reading it is something everyone can do, the struggle is more with understanding it. So it never involved reading all the books or part of all the books. The only part that was worthwhile was hearing the priest babble about something he or someone he knows experienced and interpretting the passages in a practical way. Unfortunately, that was the part that was the shortest because it'd always be brief and then it's time for more songs and candle-lighting.