[Mr. Brightside]

If going to church on Sunday interferes with your "family time", your family isn't much of a family.

I disagree.

We have family coming in for Christmas to my mother in law's house. There are eight families attending, some coming in from out of town.

All families attend Christian churches, different ones. Some of our churches are having a Christmas service, and some are not. Some family members are showing up in the morning/early afternoons so that they can leave early and go to their in-laws on Christmas evening.

This is the one day in a year that we can all get together.

So we will not be attending church that day so that we can spend a few hours with our family while we have a chance.

"Church" is not simply the building you meet in.

[wideawake]

"Church" is not simply the building you meet in.

No, "church" is participation in public worship of the risen Lord, which takes precedence over everything else on the Lord's Day.

You know your Scripture well enough to know that Christ told us to put Him before even our family.

[Conservative til I die]

This is the one day in a year that we can all get together.

So we will not be attending church that day so that we can spend a few hours with our family while we have a chance.

"Church" is not simply the building you meet in.

Sounds like situational morality to me! Church is mandatory on Sundays except when its inconvenient. By this logic, why even have Church buildings? They're unnecessary! All you need is to find another Christian and your set.

Whatever. God is not there just when its convenient to you.

[Conservative til I die]

This is the one day in a year that we can all get together.

So we will not be attending church that day so that we can spend a few hours with our family while we have a chance.

BTW, let me add that if people can't even find 45 minutes to spend in Church, they're priorities are outta whack. I bet many of the same people will be farting around the TV set for at least 2 hours on Christmas.