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[quote=Anonymous]As an active Christian and every-Sunday church attender, I can tell you that you don't have to be a Christian to go to church.  Any church worth it's salt should include you even if you don't pretend to be Christian.  Any church worth it's salt would also try and convert you under those circumstances, though, and you may not prefer that.

The sad thing is that many churches are not worth their salt.  Many churches are not inclusive even of their own Christian members, or do not encourage their members to form a quality community.  It's in opposition to what the Bible teaches, but the church is a place where flawed people gather together so there are lots of things that are wrong with any church.  But all that to say just going to a church and even getting very active in it might not confer a sense of community - it will distinctively vary from church to church.

The kind of church that won't work for you is the kind that wants people to become members (which requires professing to be a Christian) before they can participate in various church activities.  What you want is a church that is actively open to new people.  But remember - at any Protestant or Catholic church you'll be hearing a lot of things about God and Jesus, and so you get that along with all the people.  [/quote]

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