Correct me if im wrong. But there seems to be this thread of Filipino churches, Chinese churches, African-american churches, Caucasian churches and so on. Why do Christians do this?
2007-01-25 09:47:46 · 10 answers · asked by I-Ponder 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Many, if not most, Christian churches accept Christians regardless of race. Some churches are located in areas where one race is predominate so their members are mostly that one race. So it appears that it is just a Fillipino church or whatever. Some churches divide their churches not by race necessarily but more by language. They may call it a "Latino congregration" or "Chinese congregation" not to divide or exclude anyone but to make it easy for people to identify that the service will be done in Spanish or Chinese or whatever.
2007-01-25 11:22:56 · answer #1 · answered by Michelle 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. It's not like that where I live though there are churches which hold services in foreign languages because they want to reach as many people as possible, and of course in these services you will mostly find those people whose native language it is. If it's different in America, then I don't know the reason why.
2007-01-25 18:11:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GREAT question!!
I ask myself the very same question like you did here....
I think this means Christians are only a 'label' for so many people just simply to make them feel better than the others. And this is a living proof that God and religions are 2 different things. God is the universal life force with unconditional love and religions separate people, that's for sure.
2007-01-25 17:58:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This comment will vary with people presently (in the USA). Part of the scenario is geographical (birds of a feather flock together). However, there probably is in some people some 'comfort' of being with like people in worship services also.
2007-01-25 19:49:34 · answer #4 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is because of the people, not the churches. It will always be that way.
2007-01-25 17:56:58 · answer #5 · answered by DATA DROID 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is just by choice or what someone is used to.
I was baptized in an African American Episcopal Methodist Church,it was my choice,they allowed me to be baptized there but I do not attend services there.
2007-01-25 18:05:19 · answer #6 · answered by jackiedj8952 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's just a case of "birds of a feather flock together". I don't believe that it is racially motivated or discriminatory, it's just that people tend to go to churches where their own race is dominant.
2007-01-25 17:58:52 · answer #7 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No we don't. We all love each other. It's just which church people want to go to. Their choice, not based on religion.
2007-01-25 17:55:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We do? My church (and so many others) must be different than. It's like a spectrum of people. :)
2007-01-25 17:57:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Different languages.
2007-01-25 17:59:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋