Show HN: OneBody Church Directory software I've been hacking on for 7 years

Re:Show HN: OneBody Church Directory software I've been hack... by afarrell on Friday July 25, 2014 @01:12PM (#8086247)

Saying that "church" can refer to other religions places of worship is like saying that "coke" can refer to other cost-drinks besides coca-cola.

I've lived in upstate NY, Maine, and Boston my whole life and I've never heard anyone use "church" to refer to any non-Christian place of worship.

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Re:Show HN: OneBody Church Directory software I've been hack... by jimhart3000 on Friday July 25, 2014 @01:31PM (#8086354)

I grew up in the south where this is a pretty standard exchange at a restaurant:

"I'd like a coke." "What kind?" "Pepsi"

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Re:Show HN: OneBody Church Directory software I've been hack... by afarrell on Tuesday July 29, 2014 @01:38PM (#8103567)

Right. Thats my point.

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Re:Show HN: OneBody Church Directory software I've been hack... by dragonwriter on Friday July 25, 2014 @03:15PM (#8087073)

Here's an example of it used in the specific (rather than generic) sense for a particular non-Christian place of worship, by the people that run that place of worship, the "Church of Scientology of Sacramento".

http://www.scientology-sacramento.org/

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