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[quote=Anonymous]Social reasons were my dad's explanation for going to church. He was an atheist/agnostic in a rural community. He probably did not share his (lack of) belief a lot. Even though I am no longer a believer, I attend events at his original church (a small rural church where services ended in the 90s but is still used for special events attended by people who attend the larger church some small churches were consolidated into, and descendants of the families that originally belonged to the church). That kind of relationship with a church is not uncommon in rural areas. Years ago there was an interesting public radio program about that, interviewed people from rural Minnesota who were atheist/agnostic but did go to church, some because it would kill their business not to (an insurance guy whose pastor knew exactly why he attended and was ok with it), others just because belonging to their community was important/did not want to lose that social connection. [/quote]
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