Most of the friends I've made as an adult have been through work or church. I keep saying that one of these days I'm going to go to a local meetup for board games or hiking, but my introverted self keeps chickening out. Maybe that'll be a good resolution for me to make once I get my vaccine.
I also got dragged to church as a kid. There were snacks, but the real fun was playing tag running in between all the old people and climbing on the mountain of stacked chairs.
That's fair, and I've certainly daydreamed my way through my share of sermons. A good preacher can definitely hold my attention though, in kind of the same way that a good teacher could hold my attention during a lecture. (Does it help that I'm a nerd and I liked school, and would still be taking classes just for fun if they were free? Probably.) I also love singing, especially choral music, so the music part of it is also fun for me.
I think that participating in a ritual that has centuries of history has appeal (that said, most protestant sects have removed all tradition from their liturgy).
I mean, I think it was a cool ritual when it involved like incense and Georgian chanting and dudes talking about the Demergue and shit. Or go even more back and sit in a bit and drink fungus juice and trip balls.
Every time I’ve been to church I sit overdressed in a really warm room (cuz old people) and we sing really boring songs and then some guy talks to us about how some Bible story tells us to be friendly to people.
Most of the friends I've made as an adult have been through work or church. I keep saying that one of these days I'm going to go to a local meetup for board games or hiking, but my introverted self keeps chickening out. Maybe that'll be a good resolution for me to make once I get my vaccine.
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There are dozens of us! Dozens!
Honestly even if I believed in the jeebus I don’t think I’d go to church. Shit seems boring as fuck.
They usually have free donuts
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I also got dragged to church as a kid. There were snacks, but the real fun was playing tag running in between all the old people and climbing on the mountain of stacked chairs.
Ohhhhhh, I’m sold
That's fair, and I've certainly daydreamed my way through my share of sermons. A good preacher can definitely hold my attention though, in kind of the same way that a good teacher could hold my attention during a lecture. (Does it help that I'm a nerd and I liked school, and would still be taking classes just for fun if they were free? Probably.) I also love singing, especially choral music, so the music part of it is also fun for me.
I think that participating in a ritual that has centuries of history has appeal (that said, most protestant sects have removed all tradition from their liturgy).
I mean, I think it was a cool ritual when it involved like incense and Georgian chanting and dudes talking about the Demergue and shit. Or go even more back and sit in a bit and drink fungus juice and trip balls.
Every time I’ve been to church I sit overdressed in a really warm room (cuz old people) and we sing really boring songs and then some guy talks to us about how some Bible story tells us to be friendly to people.