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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by toomuchtodo on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:13AM (#26621874)
Yes, we’ve had to create our own social fabric that a church would’ve been, but as our loved ones and friends are spread across the country and world, a weekly gathering would do us little good.

The challenge is to build community without the judgement that comes along with the beliefs required to attend a church. We strongly support LGBTQ+ folks, the idea of ethical non monogamy, people who elect to be child free, etc, which through our travels and experiences with religious believers, we’ve found incompatible with any church social fabric.

Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by splithalf on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:34AM (#26622243)
You may find that you judge others, and others judge you, without the help of religions. Some would say that’s one theme of Christian belief, “judge not, lest we be judged ourselves.” You are ironically doing what you find fault in, judging others. “Christians are too judgmental.” Well, so are non-religious folks and they don’t have any scripture or religious leaders to remind them to be humble, not to cast stones, turn the other cheek, love thy neighbor. If nothing else look for counter examples, the many people of faith who do a lot of good in the world through charity and spiritual work. I assure you, these people exist. Don’t fall prey to confirmation bias and a culture that stigmatizes faith and spirituality as unsophisticated and oppressive, it’s literally the opposite of the truth if you look at it empirically.
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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by nonotreally on Monday March 29, 2021 @11:59AM (#26623768)
More judgemental than the church? How do you reconcile the entire gay communities experience with this statement?
Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by AuthorizedCust on Monday March 29, 2021 @10:23AM (#26622061)
> ...without the judgement that comes along with the beliefs required to attend a church.

You're responding to fundamentalism and certain non-fundamentalist denominations that take fundamentalist views on selected issues.

Look at recent denominational schisms: Episcopal Church (United States), the United Methodist Church (resolution is on the table but delayed due to the pandemic), etc. The people on the right side of history and the church are winning, and the bigots and fundamentalists are splitting off.