Who went to church today?

[realisticphish]

In a broader context, how often do the rest of you as non-believers attend church.

The obvious answer would be never, but I go 1-2 times a year, christmas and/or easter. Do I want to go? Meh. But it makes my mom happy, and she's never been one to force belief on me. So why upset her for no reason? And I do like hymns.

I understand that many other people had a less pleasant break from religion; I'm just curious about everyone's thoughts

[ZombieHorde]

1. Just funerals. I would go to a wedding in a church, but no I know gets married in church. nt

[Warpy]

12. If it's a wedding, I send a gift and my regrets

If it's a funeral, I send food and my regrets.

Poor health is a ready excuse to duck nearly every religious occasion.

[lazarus]

2. I can't remember the last time I was in a church

Oh, wait, I do remember, it was when a preacher (ex-wife's idea) was telling us we couldn't get married in his church because she was pregnant. He had no problem marrying us outside the church, though. :eyes:

[realisticphish]

3. wow

douche

[lazarus]

6. he ended up

mentioning the pregnancy in his prayer. That got some eyerolls from the crowd.

I really didn't want a religious ceremony, but both families were insistent. When I married Haele, we did it in a courthouse the way Darwin intended.

[realisticphish]

7. i have often wondered

how to deal with a religious significant other. Granted, at the moment I have none, but I can't help but think about "what if."

religious wedding? wouldn't give too much of a shit. Baptism of a child... uh, getting very uncomfortable. Church attendance for the child. No. And CERTAINLY no Sunday School.

But at the same time, would I have the right to say so? Not that she would have the right to impose religion either.

A conundrum. But a bridge i'll cross if and when I cross it

[lazarus]

8. I won, in the end

She ended up marrying a good Christian who put her in the hospital. Then she lived with a good Christian who wouldn't marry her because it was a sin to get divorced (RCC type). Then he influenced her to give up custody, so I got my daughter.

Now she's married to yet another guy, is even more Christian, and my daughter is a good atheist and skeptic.

Scoreboard.

[realisticphish]

10. sounds like a total victory

wtg ;)

[Iggo]

4. Not often.

I'll do weddings and funerals.

I won't do christenings, confirmations, Xmas or Easter, or anything else.

[iris27]

5. Weddings and funerals, and

that's more than enough for me.

[trotsky]

15. Same here. n/t

[onager]

9. No, I just read R/T. Same difference...

:banghead:

And just for my own amusement, I got into a historical pissing contest about the Romans again, with ol' Googlus Maximus.

:evilgrin:

[realisticphish]

11. haha

[darkstar3]

17. An apt nickname if I've ever heard one.

Nice. :thumbsup:

[laconicsax]

18. LOL!

[dropkickpa]

13. Deadings and weddings only here

No reason otherwise, my immediate family ('rents and siblings) are all atheists and the belivers all live in the midwest far away.

[Jokerman]

14. Only on election day.

The polling place for my precinct is in a local god-hole.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

16. LOL, my polling place is in a bar

But they can't sell booze on election days, so it's pretty useless.

[Jokerman]

19. I'd like to be a poll worker at that location.

Polls close, taps open.

After a 14 hour day working the polls I could use a drink.

It makes sense to put an otherwise empty establishment to use as opposed to a church that is always useless.

:toast: