• canadaduane@lemmy.ca
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    17 hours ago

    Unpopular opinion: It’s time to bring back church.

    No algorithms controlling you; locally based and strengthens community; a broad spectrum of rich and poor meeting and being seen; opportunities to care and be cared about on a weekly basis; opportunities to develop social skills and to really make an impact in your community based on social missions like food banks and myriad activities. Plus, you meet people not because you want to change their minds, but because they’re just there, trying to be better people. And then once in a while, good conversations turn into minds changed.

    Context: I used to be Mormon and left because I no longer believed, but I now see a hell of a lot of good in church, as long as it isn’t a control freak over your life and sense of self.

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      14 hours ago

      Many churches have a bible that the church want’s you to believe without question. Which is known as faith. It is better to question everything.

    • synnny@lemmynsfw.com
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      13 hours ago

      It works because you’ve got people who share a potent, vast common ground — being Christians.