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I expect sect/denomination has an influence here because my experiences in the past were strictly familial, no one made friends there though there are familiar

I expect sect/denomination has an influence here because my experiences in the past were strictly familial, no one made friends there though there are familiar faces. Once service is over, it was Sunday brunch with family. At any rate, potential friendship is a weak rationalization for joining a religion when there are many avenues to do this.

zdragnar 3y ago
Imagine going to a movie theater, watching a movie, then leaving and not talking to anyone afterwards. Naturally, that is a terrible way to engage in the movie enthusiast community. On the other hand, if you spend time with some people, go and watch the movie together, and talk afterwards, it'll feel a whole lot more impactful and you'll find the shared experience fosters a sense of community if you do it on a regular basis. Denominations, and individual churches within a church, will definitely all have different levels of cohesiveness and character to their communities. It begins and ends, however, with getting out what you put into it.
- slothtrop 3y ago
  > Imagine going to a movie theater, watching a movie, then leaving and not talking to anyone afterwards Uh, I don't know about you but I've never known anyone leaving a theater try to solicit strangers for conversation. You talk to the people you arrived with.