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Xmas at the mega church (europe.pub)

submitted 7 months ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 21 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It's not just mega churches.

My dad was going to a small little church for years. At some point in a conversation about their church, I asked him what the church does in terms of community service or giving to the less fortunate. His response was "nothing".

To me, that should be a pretty high priority for organized religion, otherwise it's just Sunday social hour and free entertainment ... at best.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Social hour is actually very necessary, not happening, our third spaces are dying and churches are one of them. Not that I'm not glad to a degree, but we need replacements because people come to the church for human connection, and then pick up the bullshit over time.

Hell I'm in the South and I have queer friends that still go to southern baptist churches "because there's food once a week" and "I get to be around people."

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago

Back in the 70s/80s/90s, we had The Mall. If you didn't have anything else to do, you'd just go to The Mall, and see who was around. If nothing else, you could hang around in the book and record stores, or the food court. Or play games in the arcade. Or just sit on a bench and watch girls.

Now kids just sit home and play video games.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago

Watching Knives Out 3 triggered me. As a former Catholic, I was hit pretty hard by how the big bad was treating the church.

And thinking about it, yeah, that's exactly what they are. There are those who run a church like a little kingdom and create cults of personality.