Churchgoers

It appears that response was intended for you, Bartikus. It wasn't.

This thread asked about people's experiences in church.

I gave mine.

That's horrible.

Half of the people in our last church began to talk horribly about the other half, and there were rude verbal fights in the church until half felt they had to leave. The preacher was told if he didn't recite a pledge, he'd be fired.

Sounds like something out of the Dark Ages.

It appears that response was intended for you, Bartikus. It wasn't.

This thread asked about people's experiences in church.

I gave mine.

Church is no place for a decent human being. Not Baptist church, anyway.

Because of the nature of Baptist churches and the mean-spirited, self-righteous, fundamentalist, power hungry personalities of the people attracted to positions of power in that particular strain of religion, I collected enough information to form an opinion.

If a church is no better and has no distinction from the worst the world has to offer, it's of no use. My opinion, anyway.

I don't see Jesus anywhere. Nowhere.

Actually, I do remember twice that I offended several people at church.

One time was when a woman sitting next to me in Sunday school said she could understand why a person would shoot an abortion doctor. I'm sure without a shadow of a doubt she found my response offensive.

Years ago, when another Sunday School class was discussing how they hated to give handouts to people, who came in smelling like cigarettes, I'm pretty sure my comment was considered insulting.

Mea **** culpa.

They wanted to withhold charitable services from them and their families if they thought they smoked.

That's not OK with me.

It wasn't one or two things. It was a pervasive superiority and harsh judgment of people less fortunate.

Churches get a very bad reputation when they let imperfect people join.

My Church does not refuse anybody from joining. We do not judge - God looks after that.

real life wrote:

Churches get a very bad reputation when they let imperfect people join.

Must be a lot of perfect people that in essence would then not require Christian religion being perfect and all they could not share in original sin.

Intrepid wrote:

My Church does not refuse anybody from joining. We do not judge - God looks after that.

Judgment would only be a function of a less than all knowing all seeing all powerful deity. Logic dictates that with infinite powers would come no need or purpose for judgment as everything past present and future is already known.

Why do some people choose NOT to attend church?

shark wrote:

Why do some people choose NOT to attend church?

As a reminder, the above was the question being presented



While my answer stands in that I prefer to worship in private, I do now have something to add.

The last several pages have totally disgusted and sickened me. The same old/same old crap about "well, just keep looking, you'll find the right church", the preaching, the stupid arguments back and forth where those self satisfied church goers speak with forked tongue.

This condecending garbage isn't about God at all, it's about showing others how superior you are by saying "I'm so humble, but I'm sure I'm right"

How about getting back to the question folks?

As far as I'm concerned, this entire thread is ruined, and is now open for the rest of the gang to poor in to make this just another **** flinging fest.

I'm so disappointed. This was such an interesting educational opportunity at first to learn more about some people I'm interested in.

If you do go to church, fine.....This was asking others why they don't, and for those of you in the last serveral pages....you are a BIG part of the reason.

good bye to this thread, and I say good riddance.