Where do you worship?

[Eliot]

If you're part of a religion, where do you worship? I know this is a kinda weird subject, but I was just thinking about it. :) I'd like the specific name of your church, synagogue, temple, whatever, and its location. :)

I go to New Hope Baptist Church, in Naperville, Illinois, USA.

[Talierin]

I go to Grace Fellowship in Lakewood, CO (it's a baptist)

[Rhiannon]

First Baptist in Altus, Oklahoma (so the first three are all Baptists...what a coinky-dink)

[Eliot]

Originally posted by Rhiannon
(so the first three are all Baptists...what a coinky-dink)

Hehe.... :D :p

[MacAddict]

Highlands Baptist Church in Good ol Slocala, Florida :D Make that 4 ;)


~MacAddict

[Link]

^are you guys black?

I'm not prejudice or anything, it's just that the majority of people that go to baptist churches are black....



I don't go to church, religion sucks.......

[Rhiannon]

The majority of Baptists I know aren't black, but the black population where I live isn't very large. But no, I'm not. And I'm Southern Baptist, specifically, btw.

[Eliot]

Originally posted by Link
it's just that the majority of people that go to baptist churches are black....


Um...not really...where did you find that statistic?

And if religion "sucks", why are you even posting here??? :confused:

[Arebeth]

I'm a Roman Catholic, and I go to a small church called Saint-Joseph in my town.

[Inderjit S]

I'm not prejudice or anything, it's just that the majority of people that go to baptist churches are black....

The majority of people living within America and Europe (Excluding Southern Europe) are 'White'. Since African-Americans are a minority race within America how exactly can they constitute a majority in one of the main religions, in the nation? Or are you just believing and being fed classic stereotypical views of 'Blacks'? I really don't see how it matters if any of the aforementioned members are Black anyway.

I don't go to church, religion sucks

Christianity is not the only religion in the world. Unless you are saying you believe in god but you think that the constitution of religion is too problematic and is the cause of too many conflicts or that the Christian doctrine or any other conflicts your view on Who/What god or whichever supreme being/deity you may believe in. Or do you have a problem with a specific dogma? (Your use of the word ’Church’ in your sentence seems to imply you have a gripe with the Christian faith. Or have I mis-read your comment and you are simply a atheist? I have no gripe with either, or your view that 'religion sucks', I agree to a point, but it has both it's positive and negative points.

I'm a Sikh and (occasionally) attend my religions place of worship, the 'Gurdwara'.

[BranMuffin]

Originally posted by MacAddict
Highlands Baptist Church in Good ol Slocala, Florida :D

Ditto!

But I don't claim to be a certain denomination, I'm just a Bible believing Christian.

[HLGStrider]

Since African-Americans are a minority race within America how exactly can they constitute a majority in one of the main religions, in the nation? Or

Well, it is possible because the churches in the south (like just about everything else) were at first forcibly seggregated. After that, when they weren't officially segregated, everyone still prefered to keep going to the church. You could find communities that were mostly one color and the churches in that area were also mostly one color. (In fact, schools, when desegregation came, were still mostly one color because blacks and whites lived far appart, and sometimes they had to bus students of one color into a district to meet quotas. . .I think this was fairly rare).

The Baptist church had the most African American, I think because it was a northern founded church and would've been less associated with the slave owners (who were things like Anglican, Prespyterian. . .)
I don't know if that is the majority, however. I just know there are more black churhces that are Baptist. . .
In my town, we have a small minority population. We do have churches that are all hispanic because hispanics speak Spanish for the most part.

Anyway, I like to joke that my family has been to every church in my town, but we never settle down. . .in fact, every time my family settles at a church the pastor quits, retires, or moves. We don't stay anywhere very long. ..it's odd.

Currently we are home churching. I like it better. Smaller and less huge.

[Maeglin]

Although I have been raised protestant (Presbyterian specifically), and my whole family is, I have matured and grown away from that simply because I'm not sure how much I like all of the division within the church. That being said, I go to the Presbyterian Church of Coventry or Storrs Community Church (non-demoniational). I go to whichever I am in the mood for....more often the Presbyterian church, but if I feel that I am getting fed up with their views that no one else can possibly be right, then I go to the non-denominational church.;)

[Ciryaher]

I don't like going to church...too boring and I don't agree with what any of the preachers/ministers/etc. have to say (almost always).

And of all the black that I have met, they are Methodists...but that might be because I met all of them at a Methodist church camp (where I work during the summer) :D

[Athelas]

Wherever I am. I do not set aside a particular time to worship. My entire life is an act of worship, and a constant dialoque with my Creator.

My preferred place for ritual is the woods, the older, the better, and evergreen.

[HLGStrider]

I was going by the traditional sense that Eliot was discussing.
Has anyone read the Purpose Driven Life (It's a traditional, Christian devotional, and truthfully, I've only listened to half of it. My mom was going to read it to us, but the baby sister got in the way.). There is a list in there Rick Warren gives of the types of worship and how they are suited to different people, that no two people worship in the same way.

They were things like by fellowshiping, by enjoying God's nature, by study, by music, by ritual, etc.

[Feanorian]

Wherever I am. I do not set aside a particular time to worship. My entire life is an act of worship, and a constant dialoque with my Creator.

Although I differ from you in beliefs I can agree with some of what you have said above. I believe that living my life the best I can, with God's help of course is an act of worship. Every time you choose not to sin where you could have fallen in to it you are worshipping God because you are showing your love for him by not wanting to sin. (although sin is inevitable, unfortunately) However I also belives Worship in the sense of prayer, mediation on scriptures, and singing worship songs is crucial.

I go to Covenant Life Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

Anyway, I like to joke that my family has been to every church in my town, but we never settle down. . .in fact, every time my family settles at a church the pastor quits, retires, or moves. We don't stay anywhere very long. ..it's odd.

That is unfortunate (no offense), a Church is a place where you are suppose to grow from pastoral instruction, accountability, and fellowship. The Church is more then a place you go on Sunday (or at least it should be) Look at the churches in Paul's writings. Do you notice how the people in them are one body and assist eachother no matter what the problem is?

[Beorn]

I've cleaned, skinned, and roasted this thread. Please keep it neat ;)

[Eledhwen]

My church meets under the Arkells Stand at Swindon Town Football Club, but as to the question 'where do I worship?' .... ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE! but not always out loud, you understand.