The reason most people don't go to church is because they've BEEN to church.
2007-08-06 12:04:47 · 17 answers · asked by melissa 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I agree. I grew up going to church every Sunday & all Holy days and made all sacraments including marriage in the church. After my marriage went sour after only 5 mos, I went to the church for an annullment and was told it would cost $3500.00 (upfront of course) and I could expect it to take 3 years. My ex was pushing me for a quick divorce that cost $375.00 - I was 20 years old, so you do the math. I am now shunned and deemed unsuitable to receive sacraments such as communion & confession. I will never take church or religion seriously again because I was regected for such a foul reason: I refused to pay them to scratch my name off of the married list and put it on the unmarried list.
2007-08-06 12:14:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
There are many reasons people are un churched.
Certainly being 'turned off' by the things they have and seen and heard while there. Misunderstanding something or just meeting a well meaning -albeit uninformed parishioner (whew !)would cause a person to not want to go back to a particular church.
But this is a weak reason to give for not attending a church .
People who don't go to church are being lazy and dishonest to give such a flippant answer-they need to think just a little deeper than just blaming someone else.
2007-08-06 19:20:09 · answer #2 · answered by Bemo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
The reason most people don't go to church is that they went to a country club meeting trying to pass itself off as church.
2007-08-06 19:08:44 · answer #3 · answered by NONAME 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-08-06 19:53:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe. I'm a Christian (fundie!) and I don't go to church. I don't like the modern "churches" that are more like Disneyland than a study and worship.
2007-08-06 19:08:05 · answer #5 · answered by CJ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes... and it is because when one evaluates as many of them as one can, one always ends up with them not making any sense.
http://www.freedomofmind.com/
this site lists and evaluates many of the churches and most of them are mind control CULTS.
2007-08-06 19:08:47 · answer #6 · answered by ??IMAGINE ?? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, I would have to agree on this one...
Sad, that most people don't want to see the truth...
2007-08-06 19:10:08 · answer #7 · answered by Bob 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do see some logic in that statement. :)
atheist
2007-08-06 19:09:16 · answer #8 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep.
2007-08-06 19:13:47 · answer #9 · answered by lilli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds reasonable
2007-08-06 19:07:40 · answer #10 · answered by Jack 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋