Have your family ever taken you to church?

no only times i've been to church is when i went to a CofE primary school for 3 years

The only time my parents took me is for my christening and for some Christmas service. I've also been for funerals and during school.

my grandparents are both religious and go to church every Sunday. Went a few times when I was like 4 but never since.

Other times only when there's a family/friends wedding, christening or funeral

For funerals or weddings. If they make me like go on a sunday service I just refuse. I used to go to church when I was younger if we traveled up to my grandparents. But that's all really.

nope i have never been to a church LOL

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Originally Posted by Kyle

I don't like funerals so I don't go to them but I used to go to church every sunday with my grandma and she would scold us for saying for god's sake. I was so jealous of the adults that got to kneel in front of the boss and get rubbed on the head and fed what i thought was one of those sherbert ufos but turns out is just a disc of stale bread or something. I loved the christmas services cos I got to eat my brother's special tinfoil orange and I really liked oranges.

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No one likes funerals but it's a sign of respect and a way to say goodbye imo

Apart from funerals/weddings/christenings I refuse.

Religions ate stupid and shouldn't be a part of today's society imo.

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Originally Posted by Yet

No one likes funerals but it's a sign of respect and a way to say goodbye imo

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i'm very selfish when it comes to caring what other people think about what i do ii guess. i pay my respects to the family by telling them i won't be there and offering my condolences and am there for them after the fact (still check in weekly with younger brother of someone close to me that died for example) but so long as the person knew that i cared about them in life and will continue to do so in death there's no reason for me to participate in a ritual that achieves nothing additional. would you be offended or think a person rude if they didn't come to your funeral or one of someone close to each of you?

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Originally Posted by Kyle

i'm very selfish when it comes to caring what other people think about what i do ii guess. i pay my respects to the family by telling them i won't be there and offering my condolences and am there for them after the fact (still check in weekly with younger brother of someone close to me that died for example) but so long as the person knew that i cared about them in life and will continue to do so in death there's no reason for me to participate in a ritual that achieves nothing additional. would you be offended or think a person rude if they didn't come to your funeral or one of someone close to each of you?

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i guess it depends how close i was to the person

I was made to go to church until I was about 13 by my mother. She was so angry when I told her I didn't want to go anymore and spoke to the Rector's wife to try and get her to "bring me round" but she just told my mum that forcing me to go would just make me not want to go even more :8
She's cool

I've never been able to pluck up the courage to tell my mum I don't actually believe in god though lol :'(