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So I am thinking about attending a Chruch any suggestions

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I have started researching churches here in Richmond and am thinking of starting to attend services at the MCC chapter here. I am not really all that religious but belive in god and am looking for like minded people that could become friends. I do not want to use church as a dating club but is there anything wrong with attending church for the social aspects of it? Dont most straight people attend church as part of their social lives? any feed back would be welcome.
 
Txgoodoldboy said:
The idea of the church is fellowship.
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If you don't mind Txgoodoldboy, I would like to elaberate on your statement. In the bible god says that we should have fellowship with other christian that can strengthen our spirituallity, and give us support.

So to answer your question, no going to church for the social asspect of it is not wrong. It's a step in the right direction.

Dirk
 
A lot of straight people meet and marry fellow church memebers and that's not considered unsavory so I wouldn't worry if you happen to meet a guy, even if you don't want to use it (church) as a dating service.
 
Fellowship does tend to be the idea. The purpose of a church service is twofold: to engage in worship and fellowship.

ELCA Lutheran churches *tend* to be more accepting, but it all depends on the situation.
 
T-Rexx, the church i am looking at is very gay friendly and in fact was founded for gays i would never try a church that hated me that is the reason i have avoided religion for so long
 
riprock said:
I have started researching churches here in Richmond and am thinking of starting to attend services at the MCC chapter here. .
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I've been attending the MCC here is Los Angeles fairly often over the last few months. I enjoy it, I enjoy feeling part of the community and the message they give about God's acceptance of gay people rings so very true to me.


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The MCC was founded by Troy Perry by and for gays many years ago when I lived in DC. About 90% of its members are gay. The United Church of Christ is totally welcoming to gays. A friend of mine who is a lesbian in a committed relationship was ordained as a UCC minister a few years ago.
 
All these church-haters...it's actually comical. MCC is the Metropolitan Community Church and like josher mentioned, it's not only gay friendly, the majority of its followers are gay.

riprock, if you want to go for the social aspect of things, then do it. Since you believe in God, I'm assuming that that aspect of your life is important to you. And though I'm a practicing Catholic, I do plan on attending a United Church service for very much the same reasons as you.
 
halubtsi said:
All these church-haters...it's actually comical. MCC is the Metropolitan Community Church and like josher mentioned, it's not only gay friendly, the majority of its followers are gay.
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A lot of people have been seriously burned by the churches they grew up in. It's enough to make a person swear off religion.

Personally, I wasn't raised religious and don't really see the point of going to church at all, but to each his own.
 
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I realize that not everyone has had a good experience with their church and I respect their decision to not attend. When I said that I found it comical, I was referring specifically to their posts and advice, considering that the church that riprock wants to attend is MCC. If we were to compare the Catholic, Orthodox and Mormon churches to exclusive clubs, then the MCC would be like a drop-in centre.

For someone who believes in God, aspects of Faith could be the deal-breaker for any LTR. Even if I wasn't particularly religious but still believed in God, and I wanted to meet gay guys who also believe in God, I'd have a much better chance at finding them at a church than at the local gay bar or club. And I think that's at the basis of riprock's initial post.
 
Hey believe me I know all about the dangers of organized religion. I was raised Southern Baptist until my family was asked to leave because my mom had the nerve to tend bar on Saturday night until 2 in the morning and then get the kids up at six on Sunday morning in order to get us to church and Sunday School which she taught. So I know how narrow minded and bigoted some churches can be. I have done some research and everything I have read says that the MCC is very open and non judgmental. As to the comment that there are better places to meet people I am open to suggestions. I just moved to this town and know no one. I am too old for the clubs at 40 and hate going to them alone. I have looked for some type of gay social club and have found nothing and am tired of looking for friends on gay.com where everyone is just looking to hook up.
 
With a few notable exceptions, the Episcopal Church is very welcoming to gays. ..|
 
There is only one religious truth: all, and I mean ALL, churches, churchmen/women, priests, imans, rabbis, gay pastors, witches, warlocks, scientologists, adventists, fundamentalists, evangelists et al, make lots - and I mean LOTS - of money from fooling the gullible/stupid/uneducated/insecure.

If you want to have a social gay life, there are many alternatives; giving support, money, credence and tolerance to a bunch of loonies is not one of them.
 
id go. you may learn soemthing. if its not friendly with gays dont worry about it and just dont go again. But if its a good church they shouldnt care what your sexuailty is.
 
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