The clergy? The cliques within the congregation?
2006-08-28 01:13:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think it is the lack of acceptance and feeling of judgement that unfotunatley exists. The church and synagouges are filled with humans. They are not divine so therefore they are fallible and they judge and exclude. I am a catholic married to a reform jew and I have felt rejected by people in both the church and synagogue. Not reform rabbis or liberal priests but by ignorant members. The orthodox and conservative jews, including the rabbis, have been nothing but CRUEL and racists towards me.
2006-08-28 01:34:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think that there are several reasons that someone would leave the church but the one that I have seen in our chuch is conviction. They say that something the preacher says gets too them so much that they won't come back. I see alot of people get in some arguments and refuse to go to the same church as the other party involved which is sad because we are supposed to be like Christ and love everyone.
2006-08-28 01:21:54 · answer #2 · answered by Willie G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People leave churches for several reasons. 1. they are burnt out. 2. Some people never fit in. 3. They find the preacher is boring. 4. The teaching isn't true. 5. Money issues with giving.
2006-08-28 01:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by Villain 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The clergy and Jesus drives away the clergy.
2006-08-28 01:22:37 · answer #4 · answered by latterviews 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only u can drive yourself from church. Focus on Jesus and life is good
2006-08-28 01:20:56 · answer #5 · answered by reddog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL @ DizzyG. That reminds me of a little rhyme we had at junior school :-
Amen,
Start again,
Did you hear the vicar fart just then?
2006-08-28 01:23:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both, and sometimes the people them selves if they find the message too restrictive to their lifestyles.
2006-08-28 01:24:11 · answer #7 · answered by electricpole 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you must go to a friggin big church, wat size car do you have??and its not really fair on the clergy to drive all the time is it,!! i think you should take the driving in turns, that sounds fair to me,!!!
2006-08-28 01:24:49 · answer #8 · answered by dennis b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The boredom, the pointlessness, the waste of money...
2006-08-28 01:17:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bigots, the people 'better than you', busy-bodies, nosey old women and gossipers....
2006-08-28 01:22:02 · answer #10 · answered by Gizmo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋