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Sun Dec-18-05 12:43 AM
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| 35. What if my family lives 2000 miles away? |
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Actually, it isnt a what if.. they do. And what if to get to them you have to sit in a plane for atleast 8 hours, not counting the screwed up stopover in Chicago where you will inevitably get delayed....
What if the Pastor's family lives 2000 miles away? 3000?
What if every other Sunday after and before Christmas for the last 25 years they have had services meaning they only got to spend at most a couple days with their family that is far away?
What if you know that 90% of your congregation isnt going to be coming to Church on Sunday, Christmas morning, because you have to deal with the fact that we live in a fucked up and fallen world and that to most Americans greed and consumerism is more important then anything, regardless of their political affiliation? So, you advocate that they try to guilt and force people into attending a service on Christmas morning? There would be posts bitching about that too.
And you say that is what they signed up for? Are you the same type of person who is glad that blockbuster is open on Christmas day, because you just must go rent some mindless movie.. or that your local Walmart is open for half a day on Christmas and thanksgiving because you just must go buy some imported crap?
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| -I'm baffled. Why are all these churchs closing on Christmas day? |
billbuckhead |
Dec-17-05 08:03 PM |
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Because they aren't churches any more |
HeeBGBz |
Dec-17-05 08:04 PM |
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Make that TAX-FREE corporations |
Steve_DeShazer |
Dec-17-05 08:08 PM |
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They're glorified concert venues |
Warpy |
Dec-17-05 09:01 PM |
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Bingo! |
Blue State Native |
Dec-17-05 09:02 PM |
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Too much prayer and joyous celebration!!! |
Porcupine |
Dec-17-05 09:43 PM |
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That's what I'm wondering about, too. |
hiaasenrocks |
Dec-17-05 08:05 PM |
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LMAO.... |
Pharlo |
Dec-18-05 06:24 PM |
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I admit to being stunned |
dsc |
Dec-17-05 08:06 PM |
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they think it may be the perfect day |
leftofthedial |
Dec-17-05 08:06 PM |
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It goes against common sense, doesn't it? |
Turn CO Blue |
Dec-17-05 08:06 PM |
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LOL Nah, they know people are tapped out after all the shopping. |
havocmom |
Dec-17-05 08:32 PM |
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Catholic churches have midnight mass Christmas eve. |
Swede |
Dec-17-05 08:09 PM |
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Midnight at the Methodist too |
histohoney |
Dec-17-05 09:00 PM |
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And morning service |
sandnsea |
Dec-18-05 05:42 PM |
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Unreal |
Horse with no Name |
Dec-17-05 08:12 PM |
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The reasoning my church used |
MountainLaurel |
Dec-17-05 08:12 PM |
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Not everyone has a family. |
kevinbgoode |
Dec-18-05 12:52 AM |
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Because Church is a business, and their customers won't be there |
Neil Lisst |
Dec-17-05 08:15 PM |
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Ding, ding, ding! |
Fridays Child |
Dec-17-05 08:16 PM |
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These Mega Church's can't just open their doors and heat the |
bahrbearian |
Dec-17-05 08:15 PM |
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I'll be in church |
wellstone dem |
Dec-17-05 08:33 PM |
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Because the Devil knows the days he's really not welcome.n/t |
Cleita |
Dec-17-05 08:34 PM |
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Dunno. All the churches in my town are open. |
Common Sense Party |
Dec-17-05 08:35 PM |
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Amazing, isn't it? |
zbird |
Dec-17-05 08:37 PM |
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Maybe because they recognize that people wish to spend time with family? |
BeTheChange |
Dec-17-05 08:46 PM |
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But everyone spends time with family other than the hour |
Cleita |
Dec-17-05 08:48 PM |
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What if my family lives 2000 miles away? |
BeTheChange |
Dec-18-05 12:43 AM |
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That's what it sounds like some people think. |
Common Sense Party |
Dec-17-05 11:10 PM |
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because everyone goes on Christmas Eve--and as my grand |
carolinalady |
Dec-17-05 08:48 PM |
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Because they are cheese eating surrender monkeys in the |
tanyev |
Dec-17-05 09:12 PM |
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because we won the war on Christmas? |
A Simple Game |
Dec-17-05 09:16 PM |
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When they said 9-11 made irony obsolete, I knew it would come back strong |
billbuckhead |
Dec-17-05 09:37 PM |
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When I was growing up churches were open 24 -7 seven including christmas |
DanCa |
Dec-17-05 09:58 PM |
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My church won't close but will have reduced services on Sunday - |
lynne |
Dec-17-05 10:26 PM |
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I think they're mostly megachurches |
FreedomAngel82 |
Dec-17-05 11:12 PM |
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Think what you want... |
King_Crimson |
Dec-17-05 11:25 PM |
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Really? |
Dorian Gray |
Dec-17-05 11:28 PM |
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Because they are hypocrites, hucksters, and grifters |
mitchum |
Dec-18-05 12:20 AM |
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Read my paper today |
histohoney |
Dec-18-05 05:39 PM |
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Too expensive to put on the "show" |
CatholicEdHead |
Dec-18-05 05:42 PM |
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Eh, my very very liberal UU church isn't having services that day. |
Bouncy Ball |
Dec-18-05 06:26 PM |
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