How often do you go to church a week?

Zero

For poor people and losers

Stopped going to church at age thirteen when I started thinking for myself.

My "church" is a run, a surf or a ride. So on average, about 3-4 times a week.

zero because i'm an atheist yeah i know i'm edgy

coach wrote:

Church? Never I'm Jewish but I go to synagogue once a week, sometimes twice so about 6 times a month. I also go on holidays.

Honest question. Is there a word that one could use to mean "building to assemble for religious observances" that would be accepted by all? Meaning Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and whatever else falls outside those categories.

I've heard variations on this many times: "oh I don't go to 'church', I go to 'synagogue' (or 'temple')", not uncommonly with a supercilious note. I find it off-putting, and I'm sure others do as well.

Maybe we don't have a good word. I always considered "church" to be fully generic, like "kleenex", but I could be wrong. For the record, I've been an atheist for 40+ years but went to Catholic church with my parents as a youth.

Flagpole wrote:

I stopped going to church in 2008 I think. Prior to that, I was a once a weeker.

Since 2008, I have not been to a single church service.

Flagpole, why the sudden change in policy?

Zero. Zero for the last, oh, thirty years or so.

Strangely enough, I was *gonna* go last Sunday but decided to have my nails removed instead.

4 times per month

3x/week. Grew up doing church service and youth group. Then only church service during my college years. Now, church service, help lead youth group, and a men's bible study each week. I rarely miss.

I go zero times a week. Same for month and year. Zero times for those time frames as well. I think my average for the last 40 years is 0.0 times/year.

How many times a week do you all shoot poon?

I go once a week plus meet in a small group once every two weeks. Faith has changed my life. My marriage is better, my relationship with my kids is better and I live with a purpose now. Strangely enough I was convinced to go back to church by noticing the difference in the students I taught. I teach high school and the students who had faith and practiced their faith were different than all the others. Hard to describe, but they were more grounded, more empathetic, less anxious and more caring. To all those high schools out there living the faith, I encourage you to keep doing it because you never know who you will impact.

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coach wrote:

Church? Never I'm Jewish but I go to synagogue once a week, sometimes twice so about 6 times a month. I also go on holidays.

Honest question. Is there a word that one could use to mean "building to assemble for religious observances" that would be accepted by all? Meaning Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and whatever else falls outside those categories.

I've heard variations on this many times: "oh I don't go to 'church', I go to 'synagogue' (or 'temple')", not uncommonly with a supercilious note. I find it off-putting, and I'm sure others do as well.

Maybe we don't have a good word. I always considered "church" to be fully generic, like "kleenex", but I could be wrong. For the record, I've been an atheist for 40+ years but went to Catholic church with my parents as a youth.

You are indeed wrong. The Bible is quite clear what the church is and it’s not a building. You might try reading it sometime.

ground hog wrote:

I go once a week plus meet in a small group once every two weeks. Faith has changed my life. My marriage is better, my relationship with my kids is better and I live with a purpose now. Strangely enough I was convinced to go back to church by noticing the difference in the students I taught. I teach high school and the students who had faith and practiced their faith were different than all the others. Hard to describe, but they were more grounded, more empathetic, less anxious and more caring. To all those high schools out there living the faith, I encourage you to keep doing it because you never know who you will impact.

Be sure to discuss Matthew 24:34 at your next small group encounter. Warning: It's a buzz kill . . . . . .

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coach wrote:

Church? Never I'm Jewish but I go to synagogue once a week, sometimes twice so about 6 times a month. I also go on holidays.

Honest question. Is there a word that one could use to mean "building to assemble for religious observances" that would be accepted by all? Meaning Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and whatever else falls outside those categories.

I've heard variations on this many times: "oh I don't go to 'church', I go to 'synagogue' (or 'temple')", not uncommonly with a supercilious note. I find it off-putting, and I'm sure others do as well.

Maybe we don't have a good word. I always considered "church" to be fully generic, like "kleenex", but I could be wrong. For the record, I've been an atheist for 40+ years but went to Catholic church with my parents as a youth.

Sorry for appearing supercilious but if I or a Muslim stated said yes I go to church one might assume we are Christian. If I stated that I go on Saturday or Friday night one might assume I'm a 7th day Adventist. I guess I could have just stated yes and left it like that.

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Flagpole wrote:

I stopped going to church in 2008 I think. Prior to that, I was a once a weeker.

Since 2008, I have not been to a single church service.

Flagpole, why the sudden change in policy?

My once liberal church and denomination (United Methodist) became too right-leaning and fantastical for me.

One Sunday when the wife of the Associate Pastor was doing the "Children's Moments", she told the kids that the stories in the Bible aren't just stories, they are all TRUE. I saw several adult heads nodding in agreement. That was it for me.

Even when I called myself a practicing Christian, I never bought all the "magical" things in the Bible. Walking on water? Turning water into wine? The ark? Rising from the dead? Nope. I was more than fine with the teachings of Jesus. The Ten Commandments are solid. I was all into supporting our church's mission to support the poor in our community. Wasn't really into stoning someone to death for working on the Sabbath.

So, organized religion has turned into something that I can no longer embrace.

Place of worship is used in Canada.  

Flagpole wrote:

I stopped going to church in 2008 I think. Prior to that, I was a once a weeker.

Since 2008, I have not been to a single church service.

Not even for a wedding?

In the last 50+ years, I've only been in places of worship maybe three times: couple funerals and maybe a wedding.