How does this make sense?
www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/06/churches.closed.christmas.ap/index.html
I'm obviously not the most religious person on the planet, but this strikes me as odd. Huge "superchurches" are closing down on Christmas Sunday because of lack of attendance.
What?
Whereas centuries of tradition hold that Christians celebrate the day that Christ was born, these "superchurches" do not. Whereas Roman Catholic churches and mainline Protestant churches will continue to open their doors, these churches will not. Why? Because many people won't come- and as a corollary, it probably doesn't make much economic sense to heat such a huge space for only a small amount of people.
This is utterly ridiculous. It's like something out of an Orwell novel.
Why have a church (that purports to worship Christ) if you stay home on His birthday? Is it because going to church on Sunday is inconvenient? These people would rather stay home and open presents and sleep late than worship the person whom they believe is the entire theological impetus behind the day.
One woman in the article was even quoted as saying something to the effect that since churches are open to reach out to the unchurched, it doesn't make sense to stay open on Christmas Sunday. What? That would make sense if Christianity were nothing more than a seething cult-like creation that found its strength in the quantity of converts it could win. Thankfully, the Christianity I know is just as concerned with keeping the faith of those who already believe as it is with growth.
It appears to me, sadly, that secularism and commercialism has completely won the day over what used to be a religious holiday. I always knew the battle was being lost, but I guess I never thought I would be alive to see the white flag begin to wave.
Honestly, can you imagine someone who was truly in love not celebrating Valentine's Day? Or someone who really loved wearing costumes and candy not going out on Halloween? There's something really wrong with Christianity as these "superchurches" know it if they value what little worth spending a day off has compared to a chance to worship their Almighty on His birthday.
Once again, I'm not advocating any particular religion. I just find it ridiculous that some Christians aren't attending church on Christmas.
I'm obviously not the most religious person on the planet, but this strikes me as odd. Huge "superchurches" are closing down on Christmas Sunday because of lack of attendance.
What?
Whereas centuries of tradition hold that Christians celebrate the day that Christ was born, these "superchurches" do not. Whereas Roman Catholic churches and mainline Protestant churches will continue to open their doors, these churches will not. Why? Because many people won't come- and as a corollary, it probably doesn't make much economic sense to heat such a huge space for only a small amount of people.
This is utterly ridiculous. It's like something out of an Orwell novel.
Why have a church (that purports to worship Christ) if you stay home on His birthday? Is it because going to church on Sunday is inconvenient? These people would rather stay home and open presents and sleep late than worship the person whom they believe is the entire theological impetus behind the day.
One woman in the article was even quoted as saying something to the effect that since churches are open to reach out to the unchurched, it doesn't make sense to stay open on Christmas Sunday. What? That would make sense if Christianity were nothing more than a seething cult-like creation that found its strength in the quantity of converts it could win. Thankfully, the Christianity I know is just as concerned with keeping the faith of those who already believe as it is with growth.
It appears to me, sadly, that secularism and commercialism has completely won the day over what used to be a religious holiday. I always knew the battle was being lost, but I guess I never thought I would be alive to see the white flag begin to wave.
Honestly, can you imagine someone who was truly in love not celebrating Valentine's Day? Or someone who really loved wearing costumes and candy not going out on Halloween? There's something really wrong with Christianity as these "superchurches" know it if they value what little worth spending a day off has compared to a chance to worship their Almighty on His birthday.
Once again, I'm not advocating any particular religion. I just find it ridiculous that some Christians aren't attending church on Christmas.
posted by Yorick at 7:20 PM
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