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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just take him to a service. It’s fine, no big deal. He’s curious. I wouldn’t make any more of it than that at this point.[/quote]

My family is Presbyterian and Methodist.  I was married in a Methodist church.  I don't currently attend church.

I've celebrated holidays as a guest at a variety of Methodist churches.  Usually it's easy to drop in and be pretty unobtrusive.

I think you should go with him.  As a Catholic, you should probably have a pretty easy time assisting your son to follow along with the service.  It's usually all outlined in a bulletin/program.

There's often a time for visitors to stand and be welcomed and a pad in the pew to sign in.  But nobody wants you to feel uncomfortable. So don't do those things if they make you uncomfortable.

Bring some money to donate.  It's polite.  A lot of churches are under financial pressure and can use help.

If anyone asks too many questions, just mutter platitudes like "We were in need of hearing the Good News this week" and similar until they quit.

Methodist are a pretty safe denomination to start with.

One thing I would say...if your son is going to keep going with this, both of you should like and approve of the church's youth group.  Because that's where you'll find the truly religious teens  And probably, also some emotionally needy kids who might be a bit much.  I found that the church adults involved in teen activities varied a lot in bearability.  My favorite was a classmate's mom who was a bit of a conspiracy theorist.  She did an interesting Sunday school class on the Book of Revelations.  It was kind of like a literature class with a wacky dystopian angle. Good times![/quote]

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