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luinil on 17 March 2008

Hey mr-money keep your language out of this! I want an edit. There is no reason to use that crap-mouth in this thread.

edit: thanks El-Duderino 



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El Duderino on 17 March 2008
mr-money said:
Going to an institution to pray to God is the antithesis of Christianity. If you want to talk to God, you do it yourself, not at some fucking monetised corrupt church with preists who fucking molest your children.


Matthew 16:18

"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."

 

Yeah if you leave away the monetised, corrupt and the pedophelia you still have to see that Jesus wanted a church in his name...



 

 

 

SamuelRSmith on 17 March 2008

No, I don't go to church. I will never go to church, and I'll try to resist going to church for friends' celebrations (although only one of my friends is Christian, so I won't have much trouble).

Churches just creep me out. Christianity/Islam/Hinduism all just seem like giant cults to me.



luinil on 17 March 2008

Just curious what your definition of a cult is SamuelRSmith... they usually have you do some really weird crap. I don't see that happen with my church. But don't take my word for it! (LaVar Burton FTW!)



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timmah on 17 March 2008
Words Of Wisdom said:

I go to church for Christmas as a family tradition and the church does a lot of fun stuff around Christmas too so it's alright.

I don't show my appreciation for life by praying and giving thanks... I show my appreciation for life by getting out and enjoying it.

 

Besides, consider this. 

1)  The average lifespan in the U.S. is 78 or so.   

2)  The average amount of time spent at Church on a Sunday is about 3 hours (a fair assumption).

3)  The number of weeks in a year is 52 (let's exclude all those extra days/weeks).

Even with all these assumptions, this means that the average person who goes to church weekly will spend about 507 days of their life in church; that's over a year and a half of your life in church.

4)  The average lifespan in the U.S. in days is 28,470 (78 * 365).

If we divide average lifespan in days by the average days spent in church by a person, we get a number around 56.

Just consider that for a moment:  For every 56~57 people who attend church weekly all their lives, the church has effectively killed one person.


I beg to differ! There are many scientific studies that show Churchgoers live an average of 1.8-8 years  (or so, depending on the study) longer than non-churchgoers. If a weekly churchgoer spends roughly 1.5 years in church, they have a net gain of life OUTSIDE of church over the non-churchgoer.

So God gives that time back to us . And if you go to a church you enjoy, like I do, you don't consider it time lost, but time well spent. My time in church not only will probably give me longer life than otherwise, but it will help me to live that life better and more fulfilled!

Weekly for me!

A few quick sources:

http://www.livescience.com/health/060403_church_good.html

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/05/990517064323.htm

http://www.webmd.com/news/20000809/religious-people-live-longer-than-nonbelievers

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/LivingLonger/story?id=1242497



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Strategyking92 on 17 March 2008

I'm one of those christians who believes in signs, and omens.
And that everything that happens for a reason.

I go bi-monthly to weekly



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makingmusic476 on 17 March 2008

I go weekly. I'm a Catholic, and lean on the traditionalist side of things.



The Ghost of RubangB on 17 March 2008
fazz said:
I only go to church because of weddings. Probably the next time I go to a church is at my own wedding haha.

I'm not very religious.

 Wedding's don't HAVE to be in churches.  Mine sure as hell won't be.  Wokka wokka wokka.

 

 

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makingmusic476 on 17 March 2008
El Duderino said:
mr-money said:
Going to an institution to pray to God is the antithesis of Christianity. If you want to talk to God, you do it yourself, not at some fucking monetised corrupt church with preists who fucking molest your children.


Matthew 16:18

"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."

 

Yeah if you leave away the monetised, corrupt and the pedophelia you still have to see that Jesus wanted a church in his name...


Ownage approved.



yubitme on 17 March 2008

I haven't been to church in the past 10 or so years.



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