Is the church a social club for married people with children?

Answer 1

Not always, but it can be. Being unmarried and childless, I've been shunned in churches before for no other feasible reason. Even the women I work with--most twice my age and many grandmothers--are more open to talking to an unmarried woman.

Answer 2

It can be. Some even use it to meet people, thinking that church people are somehow more moral. Of course, the news is full of examples to the contrary. Still, it has been around long enough that it hasa become part of the social fabric, and many people would be lost to find others to hang with if it wasn't for church.

I think if you took the social aspect away, you'd have far fewer religious people. That's why I'm involved in getting together some social events for atheists, like myself.

Answer 3

It is a social club for singles, as well. I saw my parents (Christians) going to whatever church had the ''best social class'' attend it-as we moved alot.

I converted to Judaism and found it was a close community brought together by a love of G-d, tradition, and being there when others needed them. It was not ''how much you have, or who you are''.

A Muslim friend says the Muslim community is the same way I find my community......for G-d and each other.

Answer 4

My church is very small...less than 100 people..... we are all very close. We have regular church services and then we have once a month dinners along with bus trips out of town. I attend all of the activities because it is a good time to socialize with those you worship with. We have wonderful caring people and I love to hang around them.
We also take classes and have a stretching group. When one person has a problem then we all jump in to help.

Answer 5

It seems that way, doesn't it?
That is....unless you are married with children. If you are, it seems like a social club for older couples whose children are grown.
That is...unless you are older whose children are grown...and then it seems like a social club for single people (perhaps children of other older people) to meet and date.

See where I am going with this? The grass is ALWAYS greener on the other side of the fence.

Answer 6

That's always been its popularity in the south, where for many generations church was more or less the only regular social event --- that, and it's considered a good place for Christians to find a mate.

Answer 7

Church is a social club for all, whom believe in Jesus

Answer 8

Interesting since most churches I have attended are either older people whose kids have grown up or they are full of teens or collage age adults with no kids.
Please show me where all these churches are so I can take the kids.

Answer 9

It is a place of worship, where a couple bring their children before God to thank Him. But, in some other cases, it is being misuse by others as meeting place for a date.

Answer 10

I suppose it depends upon the motivation of each individual. I go to church for spiritual renewal and to renew covenants by partaking of the sacrament; I have friends there and it is nice to see them but would continue to attend if I knew no one. Maybe that is the litmus test question....