Anyone else returning to church in your 50s?

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ThisusernameThen@reddit

Their starfish album was good. Wouldnt return to their back.catalogue tho.

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ONROSREPUS@reddit

No. but I also don't have any issues with people that choose to do so.

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big65@reddit

No, organized religion is do much more corrupt now than the 80's when I left that the only way I will ever consider going is in chains.

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moneyman74@reddit

In general people on Reddit have an extremely negative view of religion. This thread is about what I imagined 90/10 no.

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You know, I've been thinking about it. Mainly because I need new friends, but I am far from going. I still haven't fully processed my feelings about church as a kid. I haven't been inside a church in 35 years

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Fit-Narwhal-3989@reddit

Nope.

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FLT_GenXer@reddit

No, not even a little tempted.

While I do enjoy reading about religions and belief systems, I have no desire to be a part of one again.

I am confident that they cannot answer the questions I have.

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AiringOGrievances@reddit

Learning about the history of religions and religious beliefs is a great inoculation against being religious.

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Jew-zilla@reddit

I’m Jewish, always have been. Raised that way and have zero interest in converting to a different faith. I agree with your statement. I don’t like to use the word “religious”. I prefer the word “observant”. As I started to learn more about the history of Judaism, and the Abrahamic faiths in general, I have become less observant. I don’t eat pork or shellfish, and I keep the high holidays, but I don’t go to services every week. There’s no one right way to be Jewish. There’s even the concept of both secular Jews and agnostic Jews. I find myself leaning toward the latter.

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Havacookiewhydontcha@reddit

Yes! The history of all of the cultures, religious beliefs and politics of the ancient world is super fascinating to learn about. None of that history bears any resemblance to “going to church.”

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science_nerdd@reddit

💯 how I feel too

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EntrancePotential595@reddit

Nope.

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oldirishfart@reddit

No. They tried to brainwash me, but my mind was too strong for them. Proudly atheistic since 12 years old.

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QueenMumof4@reddit

Take it from someone who was in church until about 5 years ago...enjoy your time outside, meet friends for coffee on Sundays, keep your whole paycheck and do real good for real people, spread peace and love. That will give you much more than a church ever will

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No-Property1871@reddit

This… absolutely!!! 💯 I live to help people but I don’t need to do it visibly, or in public, or because someone said I should. Church seems to be bursting at the seems with hypocrites and those who want to judge so many for social issues but never look at their own lives. And of course, the money…..

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CalOkie6250@reddit

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LeadingResearch9528@reddit

Hard no here. Never went, and never will.

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MuddyPig168@reddit

Nope. My parents tried to raise me as a Jehovah’s Witness. When I legally could make my own choices, I left and never looked back.

I don’t begrudge anyone else for their choices but I can’t go back

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heruskael@reddit

I've heard it's gotten real weird since I left them in the 90s.

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MuddyPig168@reddit

That’s what I’ve heard as well. I was out in the early 90s

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tanhauser_gates_@reddit

Nope. Refused to do catholic confirmation as my first adult act even before I turned 18.

I am not going back later in life.

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SBInCB@reddit

Nope.

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LayerNo3634@reddit

Never quit. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the light. My best friends are church friends I've known more than 20 years. Daughter moved and started attending a new church. They have welcomed her with open arms. They even hosted a baby shower for her, even though she is new. Any church we have visited while traveling has always been very welcoming.

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TheJokersChild@reddit

I'm spoiled for any other churches after my last one. Pastor was openly Gen-X and peppered his services with '80s references and stories about his growing up in the '70s and '80s. Can't really do a traditional church after that one.

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boomerpioneer@reddit

Church members voted for a convicted felon for our president

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wetwater@reddit

I attend UU services since they align with my way of thinking and it's about as nondenominational and unchurchlike that a church can be. Regular Abrahamic services? Fuck no. In general I find most churches to be badly out of touch at best and dishonest to a large degree.

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Character-Salary634@reddit

Nope, not gonna do it...

However, I have come to appreciate the traditional values and "rules" of life a lot more as I get older. I think the restrictions and shame we put on ourselves led to the prosperity and stability of America and we are in the process of losing a lot of that ground as America "loses its religion" and is culturally watered down more and more with non-Christian immigrants People used to hold each other to higher standards and (a healthy) shame was a part of that structure. We also shared a lot of the same morals. Now... "Morals" is a dirty word and everybody has permission to do whatever they want - in the street if they want to. And now You are the weirdo for calling out disgusting behavior...

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oldirishfart@reddit

Found the bigot

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balcon@reddit

This just raised a lot of questions. Who gets to decide what's shameful? And, what gives them the authority to decide who gets shamed and who does not?

I don't understand your last sentence. What is the disgusting behavior that people who call it out are called weirdos? Dare I say they are being shamed. Shame all the way down.

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Ok_Industry3016@reddit

Never stopped, Jesus is my guide.

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MaximumJones@reddit

Please remember Rule 7 and do not discuss politics so this thread can remain open. Thanks all.

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No_You_4833@reddit

Born, raised, baptized, Catholic. Left the church 20 years ago. No regrets. Proud of Pope Leo for standing up for what's right. Still not going back.

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I_Died_Once@reddit

I remember sharing how I wanted to work with computers when I was older

Was told that computers are evil and of the devil, etc etc and I was shouted down for so much as considering it.

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Emergency_Bike6274@reddit

Over my dead body. Not even then.

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Trike117@reddit

Nope. If anything I’m staying further away from religion given how crazy these nutters have become in recent years. To me all religions sound stupid.

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Primary_Company_3813@reddit

I attended church in my 20s when I was newly married. Walked away after divorce. I have thought about returning, but I'm a different person and it no longer has meaning for me. So, it's a nope.

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notabadkid92@reddit

Nope Church of Christ scared me off for good!

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mlachick@reddit

Might I recommend therapy? It's done wonders to help me recover from the cofC.

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notabadkid92@reddit

I'm good but appreciate it 🙂

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NamelessIowaNative@reddit

Yes, enthusiastically.

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oboingadoing@reddit

Nope

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panic_bread@reddit

No. Organized religion is a scourge on society.

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Adventurous_Bad_4011@reddit

I think about going every once in a while. More for the community than then religious aspects. I find that many of my views and mores have basis in the church I grew up in. The episcopal church is two blocks away . I pass it all the time. Maybe I go this Sunday and see it it aligns with how I feel.

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Muted_Evidence1311@reddit

This would be motivation too. The community. One thing I truly miss about my younger years. Being able to rock up at my local milk bar for a chocolate bar and hanging out for a chat with the shop keeper and customers.

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Adventurous_Bad_4011@reddit

Crazy that’s the town I grew up in.

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MarcooseOnTheLoose@reddit

I thank God that I don’t have to go to church.

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travelingtraveling_@reddit

Nooooo

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bullydog123@reddit

Never been never will.go

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Adventurous-Egg-8818@reddit

No, I do not believe in organized religion..I am spiritual and believe in God.

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BeardedScarf@reddit

F no.

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SausageSmuggler21@reddit

I left the church during high school. Now I'm too old and they won't let me back.

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omibus@reddit

I left church in my 50s. Lots of reasons. One part was never really fitting in no matter where I went. Not just me, my entire family. We just could not connect with people, most people found us weird or strange. We did home groups, Bible studies, kids were in youth groups, I served on boards, played music, etc.

Telling sign was that everyone we did connect with…left.

Last straw was me getting Long Covid. I get seizures a lot now, and I have a tic disorder. I can’t handle crowds and loud music anymore. And the response from other people was “didn’t you pray about it?” Which is insulting.

So now I’m primarily in a wheelchair, people barely talk to me anyway, and the ones that do talk to have a permanent pained look on their faces. Which is understandable the first time, but annoying on the 50th.

So we stopped going, and they quickly stopped asking about us.

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Grafakos@reddit

Nope, but in early retirement I've taken a few physics classes at the local university. That's as closed to religion as I'm willing to get, and even then I'm skeptical of string theory and severely doubt that we have the full picture for quantum mechanics either.

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C43CE@reddit

Hell no. I’m not quite 50 but I grew up Mormon and went to a few EV Christian services later on and fuck all that shit.

But my wife is Christian and it’s not a source of friction. Nobody cares.

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PerpetualRestart@reddit

I have a brain and use it consistently, so no. Religion is a scam.

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maddiesclutch@reddit

Can't return to somewhere i never went

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CHILLAS317@reddit

Just because I got older doesn't mean fairy tales magically became true

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PeriwinkleWonder@reddit

Oh hell no. I'm a recovering catholic who hasn't been to church since I turned 18. I stopped believing probably when I was 7 or 8 years old. But I had to do 12 years of catholic school BS.

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Wen-Mal68@reddit

Yes. I thought after leaving for close to a decade I would never return. But a friend of mine invited my wife to a church she and her husband and my wife and I left 25 years ago. My wife enjoyed it. I asked if her husband was going and he asked if I was going to come. We both returned because we missed the friendship and the people who had pushed us to leaving have all either left or most have died. Glad to be back. Bible says we are supposed to assemble with like minded believers. Church isn’t a necessity, you can assemble otherwise, but it feels great to be back in the house of the LORD and the building my wife and I were married in.

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GumRunner0@reddit

No, and a fuck No at that, I'm an adult, and I am not scared of death, we will all experience it . Religion is control and is pure filth

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Whole-Ad-6893@reddit

Nope. Organized religion is for suckers.

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Logical-Mirror5036@reddit

I quit going to church the instant my parents stopped making me go. I may have arranged to have a job that "conveniently" needed me on Sunday mornings though. I'll occasionally go to a mass if it's high church for the beauty of the ritual, but it's rare. Once every couple of years?

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PermuhGrin@reddit

not at all

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kpblvekgxd@reddit

60's here, but after surviving a childhood with the Jehovah's Witnesses, I'm burnt on the concept of organized religion.

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Bookgal1@reddit

Went to Catholic grade & high school. I do pray to God on occasion, but really have no interest in attending church.

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RaulDuke_76@reddit

Nah, priest said I’m not hot anymore so what’s even the point😢

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oldirishfart@reddit

You can’t compete with those cute altar boys

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PurpleTangerine78@reddit

No. I stopped going after my kids went to college. I felt it was my duty to expose them to it, as my Mom did for me, but when it was just me, I stopped going. It’s been my experience that you can’t “just” go to church services for refuge anymore, without people trying to press you into service on committees, fundraisers, Sunday school, etc. That’s not my bag anymore.

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Astronaut6735@reddit

I left in my late 20s, never to return.

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butterflygardyn@reddit

Absolutely not!!!

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canuckEnoch@reddit

Hell, no.

I wasted too much time in church as a kid before I developed critical thinking skills. Why waste more time there now as the clock ticks further from morning and on towards nightfall?

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SteveLivingroomCO@reddit

The more I learn about Christianity, and all modern religions, the more I realize they are dangerous control mechanisms that do more harm than good.

There are good pastors out there, but religions are gross.

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oldirishfart@reddit

No such thing as a good pastor since they are trying to make to pay to listen to lies.

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No-Property1871@reddit

Same. The more I learn the farther away I go.

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Nervous-Rooster7760@reddit

Nope. I left organized religion in my 40s. No intention to go back. You can be spiritual and believe in God without all bullshit churches add.

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D00bage@reddit

Nope fuck that nonsense

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Severe-Reality5546@reddit

Nope. I hated church, but my parents still forced me to go to church every Sunday until I finished college and moved away. I doubt I will ever willingly go to church.

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Ok-Fig-9656@reddit

I think a lot of people are, but most of those people are not on Reddit.

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Angle_Of_The_Sangle@reddit

Absolutely not. The older I get, the more I see right through that entire system.

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Plenty-Run-9575@reddit

What? No.

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greeneyedinsomniac@reddit

Hell no. I just did 2 years of therapy to process 30+ years of religious trauma. I’m finally free from all that crap for the first time in my life and it’s the greatest and most freeing feeling ever. I will never, ever go back!

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5am_dad@reddit

Let me check.... Ummm.... No fucking way

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CalOkie6250@reddit

Nope

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Serious-Mongoose-387@reddit

only for weddings and funerals

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birdonfly@reddit

Nope

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jnp2346@reddit

Heck no! I will never trust organized religion.

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Colibri918@reddit

No.

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balcon@reddit

No. It's a good question, though. What about you, op?

It's just not for me. It wasn't a positive experience growing up. I appreciate the sense of community it can give people, though.

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TMCze@reddit

Yes the world is in a dark place - I need refuge ❤️🙏

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RavenMcG@reddit

I tend to steer clear of death cults.

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The8thCorsair@reddit

After witnessing 50 odd years of othering, fear, manipulation and the near destruction of critical thinking by the church? All tax free?

I honestly don't know how otherwise rational people believe in this, but understand there's no Santa Clause. He's just a scale model of Christian authoritarianism for indoctrination of children.

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These-Analysis-6115@reddit

I've been an atheist for years, so hell no. Lol.

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MaudieLebowski@reddit

Far from it.

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Johnny_Radar@reddit

Hell no.

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ChaosCoordinator42@reddit

Not a chance. I’m even more firm in my decision not to have religion in my life.

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Feralite@reddit

Further from it than ever

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DancesWithPigs@reddit

No.

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CantankerousButtocks@reddit

Yes, but mostly for the quarter of a donut after the service and the community

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Electronic-Pin-1879@reddit

No.

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Sergeant_Crunch@reddit

Nope, the opposite. I've finally come to grips with the fact that I just don't believe in a higher power and trying to force myself to doesn't work.

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jetpack324@reddit

Nope. I was raised very Catholic, migrated away from religion about 25-30 years ago and have never seen any benefit of going back. I understand that it is important to a lot of people, and that is fine for them. Just not my thing.

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No-Life-2059@reddit

Uhhh...NOPE!

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Jas62021@reddit

Nope. No. Nah.

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mlachick@reddit

Fuck no. I wish I'd gotten out of that cult decades earlier.

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QueenMumof4@reddit

Same same

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Moxie_the_Cat@reddit

I’m all set, thanks!

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Poultrygeist74@reddit

It’s not for me, it never was. I’m not gonna throw shade at you for believing, as long as you don’t preach at me. That being said, my mom had a great group of friends that met every week for bible study, it helped her through some tough times.

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sweet-sweet-olive@reddit

Not a chance in hell

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ThatOtherOtherGuy3@reddit

I don’t think you’ll find one there.

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blatosser@reddit

Rough crowd in here OP. While I’m not religious in anyway, I feel I’ve become more spiritual (for lack of a better word) in the last couple of years. If rediscovering your faith in your 50s makes you happy and brings you peace, good for you!

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BradfordGalt@reddit

OP didn't ask about faith or spirituality. They asked about church. That's gonna get a rough reception.

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mindnlimbo@reddit

No

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geek01824@reddit

Opposite. Wasted time and money now I am free

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slade797@reddit

Never went there in the first place.

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burnedimage@reddit

I made an honest try at going back to the church. There are parts of Catholicism I love. But i'm not willing to jump through the kind of hoops that they want me to jump for like being celibate in my marriage , because I'm not married in the church because my husband is Jewish.

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Cantech667@reddit

Nope.

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MrDuck5446@reddit

No…pray on Sunday, sin on Monday, I’ll forge my own path thank u

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oldirishfart@reddit

No? Why? That would be an utterly illogical and irrational thing to consider.

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Angry_GorillaBS@reddit

Not quite there yet but I've never wanted to go to church and I certainly don't plan on starting in my 50s. Anyone who knows me knows that if I start going to church I've officially lost my mind

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Agent7619@reddit

No. They don't like the flaming foot prints I leave on the lawn.

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Hungry_Reading6475@reddit

Oh hell no.

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escalbar@reddit

Western religions have been nothing but detrimental to human society. Nothing but division, hate and worse. Which, really is sad, if one were to actually follow the teachings. I've gotten more 'spiritual' as I've aged, but also exponentially more against organized western religions.

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United-Ad7863@reddit

Hell fuckin' no. It was bullshit then, and still is bullshit now.

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ZombieButch@reddit

This. The last time I was inside a church was 1995 for my wedding, because my wife always wanted to have church wedding and it was no skin off my nose to give her one.

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United-Ad7863@reddit

I knew it was bullshit when I was 8, and my parents never made me go back, so I haven't. Not counting other people's weddings/funerals. But I don't partake in the crap (kneeling/shaking hands, etc) that other's do. I just sit respectfully....and roll my eyes.

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WokeAssMessiah@reddit

Hard no

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escalbar@reddit

Western religions have been nothing but detrimental to human society. Nothing but division, hate and worse. Which, really is sad, if one were to actually follow the teachings. I've gotten more 'spiritual' as I've aged, but also exponentially more against organized western religions.

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MaoTseTrump@reddit

We had all the books that told us no fucking way. Some of us read them.

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escalbar@reddit

Western religions have been nothing but detrimental to human society. Nothing but division, hate and worse. Which, really is sad, if one were to actually follow the teachings. I've gotten more 'spiritual' as I've aged, but also exponentially more against organized western religions.

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Thirty_Helens_Agree@reddit

No.

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Techchick_Somewhere@reddit

Uh, no. ✅

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Austin_Native_2@reddit

Not. Even. Kind. Of. If anything, I'm getting even farther from it year after year.

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CoverCommercial3576@reddit

no i returned in my 20s.

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DaSloBlade@reddit

Yes, I I've reconnected with my Catholic roots. It's definitely not something I would have done before I had sufficient maturity and experience to appreciate it.

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Dogstar_9@reddit

No.

Seriously, fuck no.

Religion ruined my childhood; I'm not letting it do the same to any of the rest of my life.

We're all non-believers in 99+% of all the gods that have ever existed in the minds of people on Earth. The fact that anyone thinks their god is the one true god or their religious book got the answer correct is patently absurd and infinitesimally improbable.

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eyecandynsx@reddit

Fuck. No.

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Plastic-Sentence9429@reddit

Never been.

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beezeebeehazcatz@reddit

Lucky.

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Jane-The_Obscure@reddit

Absolutely not.

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Outrageous-Peanut-44@reddit

Absolutely not. But if that is something that enjoy, you should by all means do it.

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Beginning_Lunch_9113@reddit

Pretty set on burning in hell

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pantsofpig@reddit

Fuck no.

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Good_Nyborg@reddit

Nope, even more anti-religion then I was when I was younger.

Seeing the various cases where clergy and churches have fought against laws and lawsuits so they can keep covering up child abuse and child sexual abuse just helps prove the point.

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julesil2010@reddit

I did a year ago. Not so much for the literal religious context part of it, but more for the community. The church I joined has amazing outreach programs and volunteer opportunities. I also like they stay neutral politically and are relatively open minded. I do find value and inspiration in the weekly sermons. Just nice to have an hour a week to do something reflective and outside of the rat race.

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Global-Fact7752@reddit

Joking right?

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85OhLife@reddit

I’ve considered it but haven’t seen anything that seems like what I’m looking for. Churches have changed a lot and I’ve moved across the country

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wehavenamesdamnit@reddit

I never went in the first place. No plans to ever change that.

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Unlikely-Section-600@reddit

Nope

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ArugulaDifficult4759@reddit

Hard pass.

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ridbax@reddit

Nope. I didn't understand the utility of it when dragged into services as a child - teens and haven't found a yearning for religion in the decades since. I did step inside the Sagrada Familia and St Giles Cathedral to check out the architecture though.

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HistoryPristine1029@reddit

Yes

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amorican88@reddit

gif

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panentheist13@reddit

I love that every answer is…um…no.

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freethrowerz@reddit

Ha ha ha. Fuck no.

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Misfit_Aquaintance@reddit

Fuck. That. Entirely!

What on earth could that be offering you at this stage?

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Continent3@reddit

No. I escaped Catholic school as a kid. I see no reason to break into the church as a 50 year old

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76_chic@reddit

Yes! It’s been a little over a year since working on strengthening my faith and I’ve absolutely loved every minute. Going to church with my grandma are some of my fondest memories.

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IlluminatiLemonParty@reddit

Christ no!

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Advanced_Tax174@reddit

Our Heavenly Father No!!!

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Lost_Independence871@reddit

I really love a lot of churches, worldwide. But, hate religion and all of the pain it has caused.

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BobsMustache@reddit

I’m the same! I dig the architecture and the grandiosity of them. And then I remember the number of dead in god’s name lol

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junkie4despair@reddit

No, I learned to think for myself in the past 50 years..

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earinsound@reddit

no, but i understand why some people do.

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thatotterone@reddit

pretty big nope from me

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ChapterOk4000@reddit

Nope.

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cantthinkofuzername@reddit

The older I get, the stronger my desire to avoid any sort of organized religion

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golfingsince83@reddit

I’m 47 and stopped going to church in my teens

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heruskael@reddit

If I'm that desperate for company I'm sure I could find a common interest group where the imaginary friends also involve d20s.

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palequeen42@reddit

Nope, moving farther and farther away from religion the older and wiser I get.

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SaltyDogBill@reddit

No

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Lint47@reddit

Ummm....CAN I GET A NOPE!!?!!

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Feralest_Baby@reddit

Oh god no.

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MotherDepartment1111@reddit

Never have. Never will.

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monsterbot314@reddit

Im good no thanks

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Kdub1971@reddit

Absolutely not.

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deebay2150@reddit

Absolutely not! Left organized religion at 17. Haven’t regretted a single day of it.

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LilJourney@reddit

Considering it. But need to find the right church that "walks the walk" and not just "talks the talk" (which is a good chunk of the reason why I quit attending in the first place)

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stilleastofeden@reddit

Same here

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punkndrublic1984@reddit

Nope

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bzee77@reddit

Exact opposite, actually.

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poppinwheelies@reddit

Welcome, friend 😈

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Beginning_Key2167@reddit

No I am more against religion than when I stopped going at 10.

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iSubjugate@reddit

Not a fucking chance.

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Boring_Menu_5962@reddit

Tried. Realized it was completely different now. It was all about entertainment and self improvement and wasn't what I was looking for.

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Far-Squash7512@reddit

That's what keeps throwing me off track!

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Voodoo330@reddit

Not unless someone dies or gets married.

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cthulhus_spawn@reddit

Absofuckinglutely not. I fled that shit screaming when I was a teenager.

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whitingvo@reddit

No, and won’t. For me only, it serves no purpose. I was brought up in church, taught to treat people well and take care of others. I do that to this day. Taught my kids this. We give back and do good deeds. I don’t need to give my time and money to a church to tell me to do the things I already do. But that’s only my feelings.

I also have an issue getting past the self serving hypocrisy of a church. I don’t look down on anyone who goes to church and makes it part of their lives, but I have separated faith from religion and am much happier for it.

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ok-est@reddit

Lord no!

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TheDarkRabbit@reddit

Weddings and funerals only.

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sharpermoto@reddit

I don’t think I can do funerals at this point. Not even my own father and mother. As far as weddings go, we aren’t welcome(raised Mormon), but they would love it if we would help with food, etc. at the reception. We stopped being willing to do that 20 years ago. We show up to the reception (most of the time) and give a gift. I have zero plans to step foot in a Mormon church between now and my death.

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percydaman@reddit

Nope.

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pasqualeonrye@reddit

Hell no. The church makes me more and more repulsed the older I get.

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truth-in-the-now@reddit

Hell no!

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Consistent-Tie-4394@reddit

I studied to be a Catholic priest in my youth, and I go to church less and less with each year. Even skipped Easter Sunday this year.

I still have my beliefs, but organized religion just feels like someone trying to sell me on a lifestyle that has nothing to do with the belief system it's supposed to support.

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Soft_Data_1623@reddit

Nope; never wanted to go in the first place and don’t feel any need for it.

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AppropriateAmoeba406@reddit

Ew. No.

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Newchi4@reddit

Never

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Far-Squash7512@reddit

Yes, but I keep losing momentum because I'm idiotically comparing the ones I try to a church I still love and used to attend back home (too far away now). My heart kinda belongs there, and I need to venture out and fellowship with new people. What if the disciples had only stayed with themselves in one spot? 🤔

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foozballhead@reddit

Not a chance, especially now.

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crp5591@reddit

Nope. Gave it up for lent back in HS... Proud heathen, now.

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Ok-Lingonberry-8261@reddit

No.

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Turbulent_Garden5@reddit

fuck that noise

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SeaSink1206@reddit

Thinking about it but,no.

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bonkersyeti@reddit

Not even if they paid me.

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Lightnenseed@reddit

I did briefly solely because the church I went to was doing some great philanthropic work for the community and I wanted to be part of that but then that all went hell and everything was political, so no...I let that go.

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No-Property1871@reddit

Nope. Actually moving away from organized religion. I can’t unsee the way it is used to manipulate and control people.

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mobilene@reddit

I never really left, although I recently left evangelicalism for a mainline church.

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Dyna2004@reddit

No.

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jenhort@reddit

Maybe more spirituality is the word for me. Not necessarily a community

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Whatnowgoddammit@reddit

I've seen enough cult like behavior to last 3 lifetimes in the last 10 years. No thanks.

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f700es@reddit

Nope.

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retroafric@reddit

Nope.

I would never enroll my daughters in a club that they can’t be President of…. Merely because they were born with the wrong plumbing.

And therefore that club is unworthy of my membership as well, regardless of the fact that I was born with the proper, approved plumbing.

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Mededitor@reddit

Only for weddings and funerals. As an atheist, I have no business being inside a church unless circumstances demand it. When I do go, I am polite and show respect. As one does.

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