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#1
05-20-2005, 09:14 AM
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Do you feel you must go to church to have a connection to god?
I'll try to clear up my question for you. A lot of people feel that church is a requirement in order to connect with GOD. Like an altar it must be worshipped at.
What does your religion say about that or how do you yourself feel about that? Do you feel you must go to church for worship or can you worship god anywhere? Could you not go to church for a month and feel you have done nothing wrong? As long as you still talked to god, prayed to god?  Purity
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#2
05-20-2005, 09:26 AM
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I feel closer to whatever it is you want to call "god" standing out in the middle of a forest, surrounded by nature, than I do in a building. Me that's just me...
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Matthew 7:12, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
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#3
05-20-2005, 09:35 AM
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Ok I'll expand a little. or can you worship god anywhere? One can worship God in their own home. Some people have a gathering called "rosaries".Certain groups have religious "get togethers" at halls or other's homes. You do not need to go to church, but it is a good thing to be with others that do worship Him. Church is where you go to share love (not in that sense  ) with other worshippers.Could you not go to church for a month and feel you have done nothing wrong? Tricky. But, as long as you do not lose your true faith in Him, and/or stop praying to Him, and perhaps performing one of the above mentioned things, you don't HAVE to go to Church. As long as you still talked to god, prayed to god? See above. *The above post is MY opinion only... 
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#4
05-20-2005, 09:36 AM
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I could'nt have put it better than Maize.
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My life is an open book; if you don't like the read, put me back on the shelf ....................
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#5
05-20-2005, 09:47 AM
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No I don't believe I have to go to church to worship. In fact, it sometimes becomes imperative not to go to church when I start feeling as if God has "left the building". I've gone longer than a month and don't feel I've done wrong. Many people think worship is on bended knee, head bowed and praying. I believe we worship God in everything we do which means it is imperative to do everything to the best of the abilities God has given us and to treat others with love, respect, and courtesy. I do that every hour of the day....not just on Sunday.
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Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. Psa 119:105
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#6
05-20-2005, 09:48 AM
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I've never felt close to any deity, but that's more because I feel it/they/he/she is an impersonal deity. Church never did anything other than cause boredom for me.
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The cake is a lie.
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#7
05-20-2005, 11:06 AM
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I can too . However , I also can feel close to God standing on the corner of a city street , floating upon an ocean , or standing in a desert . I have yet to find a truely " godless " place . But that could just be me ???
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Look at your young men fighting Look at your women crying Look at your young men dying The way they've always done before * Gun&Roses *
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#8
05-20-2005, 11:26 AM
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The Divine is everywhere. So no, you don't have to go to church, or anyother specific place, to have a connection with the Divine.
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My Dragon Scroll: http://dragcave.net/user/Warhart I asked the question "What Would Satan Do?" In when I pondered this question, I was able to answer on the most important decisions of my life. 
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#9
05-20-2005, 11:41 AM
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I feel much more spiritually connected alone, or with a small group of people than i ever have or will in a church setting.
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#10
05-20-2005, 11:49 AM
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My UU church is pretty secular. They talk about inspiration people more than God. I think one of the minsters believes in a Christian God the other I don't know. UU, from my experiences is really good at making me feel connected with the other UU members in the room. I knew who they are what they do, what their hobbies and interests are and they know mine. The belief isn't important but they are. . In there irregardless if others feel God or not we do feel connect to one another. For the record I have never ever felt a higher power while in any church. Because of that the UU feeling of mankind for mankind and is a connection that is so much more real than any non-evidencable God that is spoken about. It is real to me. I can see them hear them, speak to them listen to them and connect with them.
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