[JenB]

I think I know the kind of church you're talking about, with the hives... went to an Assemblies of God when I was little and this particular church was far too much into the emotional rollercoaster, and praise band, thing for us. We're at a really traditional place now, maybe moreso than I expected to be... guess we're "frozen chosen" these days. But it makes me comfortable in church.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

This church was actually putting down other chuches. They had a big Christmas fellowship at the Westin Hotel (a pretty top-of-the-line place). Parishioners each had to cough up $50 in order to go, and during the dinner the pastor was giving his sermon about how "we" were better, as we were worshipping God at the Westin, and not having a ham & bean dinner in the basement of "some old church".

Jess and I were so offended, we left.

This was, of course, preceeded by that day's sermon about how we all were "charged by God" to donate "no less than a hundred dollars" to the new wing of the church.

I'll take a ham & bean dinner any day of the week over that kind of pompous arrogance.

[2Jedismom]

I'm just not real demonstrative...our music minister even in our traditional service tries to get us to "put-cher hands tuhgether now!" during the singing part. I feel stilted and awkward...

I know that that's how some people worship and I certainly don't think any less of ANYONE who worships our God the way they feel they should...but I just kinda resent it that I'm not allowed to worship the way I feel I should...I mean, I go to the traditional service because I'm looking for that more subdued and quiet form of worship. But our minister of music can't seem to make the differentiation.

We all gotta be rockin' in the aisles. They played "We are Family" this last Sunday and I nearly barfed.