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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I very rarely attend church.

Now ask my how my ***spiritual life*** is going. It is daily. It is thriving. It is a close, reliable, solid connection.

The longer I live, the more I know for a fact that I don’t need a flawed human preaching to me or interpreting for me. I’m educated and capable of reading scripture, praying, seeking information, and connecting with others. [/quote]

and not attending religious services is a lot cheaper too.  However, there is a lost of community, at least of a shared religious community.[/quote]

It depends on the “community.” Anti-trans/homophobic people using religion as a weapon to justify their hate? No thanks. Catholicism covering up sex abuse and sexism? No thanks. Prosperity preachers getting money from their victim-congregants to fund their luxury lifestyles? No thanks. Lonely people who weaponize churchgoing and committee joining to give themselves purpose, and give guilt trips to busy and tired working parents who can’t commit to every little thing? No thanks.  I’d rather pray alone and pray alongside my trusted family and friends.[/quote]

I think a lot of religious people are coming to similar conclusions.  Says something about the current religious structure(s) in the US and also suggests that community needs that people may have are being met in other ways.[/quote]

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