It's always about appearances with church, isn't it? I'm sure that's the only reason anyone does it. Oh yeah, right... and to save your soul. Can't forget that, now, can we? ;)
I went through a teenage rebellion phase where I refused to go to church (I was flirting with alternative religions, and other embarrassingly teenage things), and I'm sure that Mom was mostly upset because people would talk about her and ask her about me. After a while, I just start going again, just to keep the peace, but I never go on my own time.
My SO's story is funnier. He used to say he was going to the evening mass (he's catholic) as a teen, and then he'd take the car and drive to the beach for an hour instead. He never bought into the church thing, even as a child, but I went through a period where I did try to get it to work for me.
There are some really good stories in the bible. I read a comic book version as a child, and it was awesome. I'd love to get a copy of that again.
Three church services a week? I thought one was rough. I once did the whole "holy week" thing at easter time, though, and went every night of the week. That was back in the height of my religious phase, when I used to lead the youth services in my church. Oh, how things have changed...
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I went through a teenage rebellion phase where I refused to go to church (I was flirting with alternative religions, and other embarrassingly teenage things), and I'm sure that Mom was mostly upset because people would talk about her and ask her about me. After a while, I just start going again, just to keep the peace, but I never go on my own time.
My SO's story is funnier. He used to say he was going to the evening mass (he's catholic) as a teen, and then he'd take the car and drive to the beach for an hour instead. He never bought into the church thing, even as a child, but I went through a period where I did try to get it to work for me.
There are some really good stories in the bible. I read a comic book version as a child, and it was awesome. I'd love to get a copy of that again.
Three church services a week? I thought one was rough. I once did the whole "holy week" thing at easter time, though, and went every night of the week. That was back in the height of my religious phase, when I used to lead the youth services in my church. Oh, how things have changed...