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Originally Posted by Dion
People join for many reasons. I was raised in a home where my mother took us 3 kids to church each Sunday. As we got older we rebelled and fought with mother every Sunday so we didn't have to go. She got tired of the fighting and stopped taking us.
I joined an Evangelical Church (Early 80's) when I was 20 years old. I was curious and wanted to know what was so important that our mother would want to take us every Sunday. I went in with an open mind and tried to learn as a much as possible. I remember being always skeptical and was never fully converted. My pastor and I would some great arguments about God and if he has any influence in our lives. I once told him God was an "absentee landlord" and that life is what we make of it. He had stunned look on his face when I left.
I stayed for 15 years mostly due to the friendships I had formed over the years and some of the good work our church did in the community. There was an incident I talked about early in the thread that caused me to leave.
You have others have joined because they need a sense of belonging and a purpose for their lives.
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I think you missed my point, I suspect if you were bore 1990 or later you wouldn't be curious about any church