It’s Christmas Eve! What Are We...
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For the first time in my life I went to a C of E church service this morning.
I've been to weddings, christenings and funerals, but never have I sat through a full service. Dull, dull, dull, dull, dull.
Dull hymns. Dull sermon. Dull readings and loads of dullards.
I don't think I'll be darkening their doors again.
I've been to weddings, christenings and funerals, but never have I sat through a full service. Dull, dull, dull, dull, dull.
Dull hymns. Dull sermon. Dull readings and loads of dullards.
I don't think I'll be darkening their doors again.
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Can't argue with that.
I understand some of them are quite lively and informative, and actually preach the gospel, but in my experience, each one is a little social club, somehow making the attendees feel like they have settled their account with God for another week.
No wonder atheists have plenty to mock us for.
I understand some of them are quite lively and informative, and actually preach the gospel, but in my experience, each one is a little social club, somehow making the attendees feel like they have settled their account with God for another week.
No wonder atheists have plenty to mock us for.
As an atheist, I don't get to many church services. However, some time ago two of my cousins got married just a fortnight apart, both with church services.
The cousin on my father's side got married in a dark and dingy CofE church, with a very traditional service, with the hymns sung (tunelessly) at a pace better suited to a funeral than to a wedding. I couldn't identify anything remotely joyous in the whole ceremony.
The cousin on my mother's side got married in a light and airy Baptist church hall though, where the first thing everyone noticed upon entering was the massive mixing desk for the sound engineer to do his work. However the children's choir who belted out 'Lord of the Dance' at full volume didn't really need any amplification; they were loving every minute of it, as were all of the congregation. The whole thing was totally joyous from start to finish.
Irrespective of whether one believes in God or not, it seems odd to me that the members of some branches of the Christian faith seem intent on 'celebrating' important events in a way which appears to be anything but 'celebratory'. The second service made sense to me; the first one most definitely did not!
The cousin on my father's side got married in a dark and dingy CofE church, with a very traditional service, with the hymns sung (tunelessly) at a pace better suited to a funeral than to a wedding. I couldn't identify anything remotely joyous in the whole ceremony.
The cousin on my mother's side got married in a light and airy Baptist church hall though, where the first thing everyone noticed upon entering was the massive mixing desk for the sound engineer to do his work. However the children's choir who belted out 'Lord of the Dance' at full volume didn't really need any amplification; they were loving every minute of it, as were all of the congregation. The whole thing was totally joyous from start to finish.
Irrespective of whether one believes in God or not, it seems odd to me that the members of some branches of the Christian faith seem intent on 'celebrating' important events in a way which appears to be anything but 'celebratory'. The second service made sense to me; the first one most definitely did not!
Buenchico, the music at weddings is usually chosen by the couple getting married. Perhaps your relatives just had a poor taste in music. I went to a wedding in a Roman Catholic church recently fully expecting a long and boring ceremony but nothing could have been further from the truth. The happy couple finished it all off by walking back down the aisle to the strains of Katrina & the Waves singing “I’m Walking on Sunshine”. A truly joyful occasion.
