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Why do you not go to church?

What is it about church that turns you off? What one thing would need to change in order foryou to attend?

Posted by garethmorgan on 2008-07-22 02:42:05

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		Dear garethmorgan, First it's because people who attend church are so judgemental. Then there are a lot of the churches that won't accept me because I smoke. But the biggest reason is because they are preaching the bible and I'm not a beliver in the bible. I wholey belive in God and Jesus, but I have a relationship with the Lord that doesn't need a church to act upon. While I do rejoice in the faith of my fellow christians, structured religion is a big downer to me. It has been the cause of too many wars and too much ignorance for what Jesus was really trying to teach his fellow man.
Posted by jwcj on 2008-07-22 02:56:59


		Dear garethmorgan, Had to repost for the second half of your question. I would design all the church prayers to focus on how we should help eachother today, and for tomorrow. I know how catholics screw their fellow man all week long and then they think they can just confess on saturday and be forgiven. Many other Christians live the same way, so I would have my church teach how to live the word not just recite it. Also the leaders of my church would have to live a much more modest life and not built on the income of the church itself.
Posted by jwcj on 2008-07-22 03:04:31


		I use to go to church, but couldn't stand the judgemental, hypocritical people that went there and still do. I don't go because I don't believe the preachers practice what they preach...you see too many asking for money. I'm native american, therefore, I believe what my ancestors and elders have taught me....which as I can see, is better than what I could get going to church.
Posted by Truebluedrmr on 2008-07-22 05:40:37


		used to go when I lived in Iowa. Found most of th epeople closed minded and only looked at me when in church but then I divorced and was informed that I was not wanted in their church anymore. I never really did find church useful even as a kid.
Posted by norm4u2 on 2008-07-22 08:41:16


		I think that just like almost any organization people put together, there are going to be good and bad folks involved. I just read a really great book about Christian Spirituality called, "Searching For God Knows What" by Don Miller - it was funny and great and addressed some of the issues that the author finds with religion. I like to attend church where people are friendly, other focused - or at least try to be - and faith in God is not presented as a ticket to everything you ever wanted in this world (materialistic junk). I also like it if they have a really great gospel choir that tears the place down. I do not like to hear a lot of war rheteric or us vs. them stuff or anyone thundering on about culture wars. I like it when a teacher presents more info. re: the weight of the meaning of Hebrew words in scripture -
Posted by Ceta on 2008-07-22 10:24:08


		1.Church is like a cult to me. 2.A lot of the people who attend are hypocrits... I can say this because family members of mine are like that. 3.I have a hard time believing in God because how does anyone know? 4.It seems like a made up fairy tale to make people behave because they don't want to go to hell. 5.I think that it gives people something to look forward to when they die...even though I don't believe there is a heaven...that's also made up. (These are MY opinions.) I don't have a problem with people who go to church and believe... everyone is entitled to practice what they want. && 6. I would go if someone had proof there is a God and if someone could sit and tell me about him AFTER meeting him...which will never happen.
Posted by JenLyn on 2008-07-23 12:02:06


		Religions don't teach truth, there are hypocrites, deceivers, judgemental people, money grubbers everywhere!! Not just in religion, those who condemn religion for those things might as well condemn human society as a whole! Lets get real, as in everything people make choices in religion and out, religion has failed men because it has strayed from truth, it has strayed since the death of the last apostle, the "church" bowed, bribed, was bribed by generations of kings, queens, establishments, into a monster that God himself rejects, "babylon the great" all of religion falls into this title if not based strictly on what Jesus taught, that pretty much leaves them all out 99.9%.what would jesus view be on any war that pits man against man, the churches all line up to bless our soldiers!! Go kill, go destroy,in Gods name just pull the trigger, we are going to show them all how to live if it kills them!! Jesus would be disgusted, rather is disgusted, he showed us all how to live, he died to
Posted by trentnwolf on 2008-07-25 00:44:46


		show us, and men don't see, or rather it is to inconvienent to see they want their "ears tickled" its easier to pay for forgiveness than to actually repent and turn around, to accept something that the bible says is wrong by saying oh we are more enlightened now, we know better than they did, or God did, or for those who don't want to be accountable to anyone, just say there is no God and do what feels good. truth never changes, truth endures, peoples ideas die and change and then come around again as though they are new and die again, the truth is still the truth, Gods will has never changed, believe what you will, but it changes nothing, Gods will will be accomplished, and his name sanctified and his rule vindicated.
Posted by trentnwolf on 2008-07-25 00:54:56

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