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FWIW I grew up under a Baptist umbrella, but was never religious. Tried out a bunch of religion's as an adult but couldn't quite get it. Still, I found that chu

FWIW I grew up under a Baptist umbrella, but was never religious. Tried out a bunch of religion's as an adult but couldn't quite get it. Still, I found that churches for the most part are good-intentioned places, with many flavors, but overall a net benefit to the community.

ancode 5y ago
Yeah, which community? I'm glad you had a place to hang out with your neighbors but lobbying by religious groups in the US have real negative consequences for a lot of people.
- ardit33 5y ago
  Don't be a bigot. In NYC there are churches that cater to lgbtq people. Not every church is the same.
  - tasty_freeze 5y ago
    You are not countering the claims of the person you are replying to, and calling them a bigot is unwarranted. They made no claims about every church. Their claim was that churches in the large have lobbied to expand privileges which comes at the expense of other people. The Catholic church runs many hospitals. They aren't charity hospitals -- they have similar cost structures that other hospitals have and play the same billing games. In many communities they are the only option. But because of their religious ownership, they can prohibit procedures which are otherwise legal.
  - micromacrofoot 5y ago
    hey everyone chill out, some churches think it’s ok for you to exist…
- Overtonwindow 5y ago
  Fair point, I would say they are a net benefit to their community
JKCalhoun 5y ago
Too bad you have to believe in God/Jesus though. My mom took my sister and I to a Quaker "meeting" (not church) when we were young and I had the impression that you actually didn't have to believe in God/Jesus. I could be mistaken though. Very cool experience nonetheless (cool people, no pastor/preacher, people just sitting in (meditative?) silence, pews split across the room, facing one another so there is no altar/front, etc.)
- nicoburns 5y ago
  > My mom took my sister and I to a Quaker "meeting" (not church) when we were young and I had the impression that you actually didn't have to believe in God/Jesus. This is very much the case. Quakers are very open about the fact that their meetings are open to everyone who is willing to sit quietly.
- hereforphone 5y ago
  Too bad you have to believe the tenets of the religion? If you're complaining about that consider joining a club / fraternal organization instead.
- kasey_junk 5y ago
  Like most denominations there is a lot of variation amongst Quakers. There are meetings that are virtually atheists & those that are downright fundamentalist.
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- QuarterReptile 5y ago
  Unitarian is a similar option. It's sort of like a book club, except no one ever has to pick a book, from what I understand.

ancode 5y ago

Yeah, which community? I'm glad you had a place to hang out with your neighbors but lobbying by religious groups in the US have real negative consequences for a lot of people.

ardit33 5y ago
Don't be a bigot. In NYC there are churches that cater to lgbtq people. Not every church is the same.
- tasty_freeze 5y ago
  You are not countering the claims of the person you are replying to, and calling them a bigot is unwarranted. They made no claims about every church. Their claim was that churches in the large have lobbied to expand privileges which comes at the expense of other people. The Catholic church runs many hospitals. They aren't charity hospitals -- they have similar cost structures that other hospitals have and play the same billing games. In many communities they are the only option. But because of their religious ownership, they can prohibit procedures which are otherwise legal.
- micromacrofoot 5y ago
  hey everyone chill out, some churches think it’s ok for you to exist…
Overtonwindow 5y ago
Fair point, I would say they are a net benefit to their community

JKCalhoun 5y ago

Too bad you have to believe in God/Jesus though. My mom took my sister and I to a Quaker "meeting" (not church) when we were young and I had the impression that you actually didn't have to believe in God/Jesus. I could be mistaken though. Very cool experience nonetheless (cool people, no pastor/preacher, people just sitting in (meditative?) silence, pews split across the room, facing one another so there is no altar/front, etc.)

nicoburns 5y ago
> My mom took my sister and I to a Quaker "meeting" (not church) when we were young and I had the impression that you actually didn't have to believe in God/Jesus. This is very much the case. Quakers are very open about the fact that their meetings are open to everyone who is willing to sit quietly.
hereforphone 5y ago
Too bad you have to believe the tenets of the religion? If you're complaining about that consider joining a club / fraternal organization instead.
kasey_junk 5y ago
Like most denominations there is a lot of variation amongst Quakers. There are meetings that are virtually atheists & those that are downright fundamentalist.
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QuarterReptile 5y ago
Unitarian is a similar option. It's sort of like a book club, except no one ever has to pick a book, from what I understand.