Do you attend church regularly?

DressyAlex · 22-25, F

I do but I cannot say I am a believer in the dogma of any church. The new testament canon requires its adherents to believe that a particular individual, who lived his entire life as a Jew and claims the Supreme Being as a parent provides salvation for his believers, specifically excluding Jews from such prospects if they remain "unbelievers" in his salvation. For me, it is an intellectual stretch.

My late mother was a devout Christian who regularly attended and took me along from an early age. My late grandmother was equally committed and I accompanied her after Mother's passing. I still like various aspects of going to church. I LOVE dressing up in my Sunday apparel. I enjoy the music and, often, provide the keyboard accompaniment to the singing. The fellowship is wonderful. I find the serenity of a peaceful day of rest is therapeutic for my soul.

I became "questioning" in my teens and, actually, had some unpleasant encounters with some contemporaries when I raised those issues in the afternoon bible study meetings at the church I attended. I found the latter had little in the manner of reasoned intellectual response, although some acted out their hostility to my views in a somewhat unpleasant manner.

If it was not for the pastor of that congregation I might have left.

helenS · 36-40, F

Yes even though I'm not religious in any traditional sense of the word... it's an important social event.

NerdyPotato · M

Nah, reading the Bible first hand is a much better way to get convinced religion is a bad way to live life than hearing someone else's opinion about it.

Therealsteve · 31-35, M

When I go to the local church, I notice the majority of people are in shape, are teachers/doctors/lawyers, humble despite these achievements and are incredibly kind and are constantly engaging in charity. Then whenever I go to any secular gathering, most people are overweight, uneducated, no career, have this fake ID politics virtue signalling kindness and the odd one that does get a degree feels that gives them the right to belittle anyone who politically disagrees with them.

NaturalBeautyQueen · 41-45, F

No, I stopped going a long time ago. Best decision I ever made. I prefer having church at home alone.

Miklee02 · 51-55, F

I haven’t in awhile …. That is changing this year for me!

Elessar · 26-30, M

If I set foot in a church it gets excommunicated 🥴

hunkalove · 61-69, M

From the time I was about 10 I begged my mother to let me stop going to church. She said I would appreciate it when I was older. I promised I wouldn't. She finally let me stop when I was 14. Never went back.

zonavar68 · 56-60, M

No. I avoid such places as they dens of cult iniquity. To me they are all copies of the South Glade Mission Church (Kingsman movie). Shun the non-believer(s).