Just want your opinion.
2007-07-20 17:34:34 · 13 answers · asked by Brandon 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes
Religion does a great job of self-promotion. Without the churches being everywhere, people would naturally be less religious. As it is, most people just go to church because it is an easy social function to attend.
2007-07-20 17:37:33 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You would then suppose that a belief is based on a building. What building is the atheist belief housed in?
I think if there were no churchs there would be less potlucks. Who keeps bringing the casserole with the sticky noodles and the stuff that looks like hamburger and...is that corn?
God is in all the buildings.
2007-07-21 00:43:00 · answer #2 · answered by ∞ sky3000 ∞ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe so because God is everywhere. As long as there are preachers if in the absence of a church still many will believe in God. Church is only an instrument used by mankind as a house for praying. Believers in God will always be present regardless of it's wanting and no presence of church.
2007-07-21 00:41:40 · answer #3 · answered by Third P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not realistically. Most people in Ireland stayed Catholic during the Penal Times when Cromwell destroyed the Catholic churches.
2007-07-21 00:39:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so. A lot of people go to church for the social interaction, not on account of some religious belief; but, they will taylor their beliefs to fit into the group they associate with.
2007-07-21 00:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by geniepiper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol,
in the west, many muslim groups (somewhat controversially) are buying out churches and turning them into mosques
would they be athiests?
nah most people would just not care about religion/non religion all together
they'll be like - religion?? huh?? oh yeah i dont believe in god, so that makes me athies
2007-07-21 00:45:30 · answer #6 · answered by ghostdude! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So where did the first church come from?
Weren't cave men actually atheists?
Hmm.
2007-07-21 00:39:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, it would sure save allot of deaths though.
No crusades, Inquisition, Fundy America.
Etc.
2007-07-21 00:37:36 · answer #8 · answered by Skeptic123 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, you dont need a place to worship, as long as you have a pastor, you can have your service any where u want, including outside.
my faith does it all the time.
(im catholic)
2007-07-21 00:38:35 · answer #9 · answered by Irish_Zimz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say the exact opposite.
2007-07-21 00:37:04 · answer #10 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋