Good grief ya’ll have a lot of rules to follow.
Maybe, but those who make God and His Church the center of their lives follow them as a labor of love, not only for God, but for all our fellow men in humanity!
Keeping your tree up is not a rule. It’s a tradition, it’s not like the Bishop comes by and gives you a citation for not having a tree up. Christmas deserves more than just one day.
If you hold down a job and are expected to arrive by a specific time; if you own a home and want to maintain your investment by making repairs; if you have a family and hope to hold it together, then you also have rules to follow.
How is ensuring the salvation of one's soul by requiring them to attend church any different?