A place to snark and vent about CoC doctrine and/or our experiences in the CoC. This is a place for SUPPORT and AGREEMENT only, not a place to tell someone their experience and feelings are wrong, or why we disagree with them.
Cootie Brown wrote:If asked I simply say I'm not religious. That seems to end the inquiries without any more questions.
That is what I generally do!
By the way, I do remember seeing "extra, unknown people" coming in to church dressed to the nines on Easter and Christmas, obviously just visiting and unfamiliar with COC doctrine on the matter of said holidays. I could only imagine their confusion as the preacher launched into a sermon that had nothing to do with Easter or Christmas. They were probably thinking, "What kind of crazy cult have we stumbled across?"
That always gave me a chuckle...
I have a friend here from Poland who is Catholic, and wanted to attend the Easter service at a Catholic church this year. He was very disappointed. He said they barely acknowledged the holiday at all during the service. He said in Poland they would have processions in the church, that Easter was a big deal in his own Catholic church back in Poland. He was confused to say the least. I said it was mentioned in the program that it was Easter Sunday and that was about it.