----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Battcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <brin-l@mccmedia.com> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 4:30 PM Subject: Re: Religion is Valuable: Why it Must Be Encouraged
> Robert Seeberger wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "William T Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <brin-l@mccmedia.com> >> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 11:46 AM >> Subject: Re: Religion is Valuable: Why it Must Be Encouraged >> >> >>> On 30 Jul 2007, at 14:21, Julia Thompson wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, William T Goodall wrote: >>>>> Blacks also go to different churches of course. >>>> Some choose to go to all-black or mostly-black churches, others >>>> don't. I >>>> could go on for a good number of sentences on the subject, but I >>>> don't >>>> know that you'd be interested. If you care about what I know on >>>> the >>>> subject and would like me to type for awhile, let me know. >>> I'm guessing the the better educated and paid the black person is >>> the >>> whiter the church they attend. >>> >> >> Wrong! >> >> >> xponent >> Mega-Churches Maru >> rob > > That's been some of my experience too, but for somewhat different > reasons. (Our major mega-churches are all mostly-WASPs, to my > knowledge.) I have several black friends and acquaintances (I don't > know any better way to say that without sounding like Colbert...) > that > are "well standing" (good education, reasonable income) that go out > of > there way (30-minute commutes, what have you) to go to > mostly-black/mostly-poor neighborhoods for church services. I have > a > lot of respect for that as there seems to be a genuine feeling of > wanting to stay rooted/grounded in the community (and problems and > hopes) of their "family" and further putting their money to good use > in > a community that they know. One of the few places where I feel that > religion actually is serving some sort of good... > That does not surprise me a bit. The idea that churches are segregated by anything more than convenience is a bit off to me. I see people going to mega-churches, mega-church wannabes, and the nearest church of convenience by denomination is normally the top attractor. In my neighborhood (within a quarter mile or so) you have several choices. There is the chapel at the hospital across the street (and I imagine they have Catholic services) There is a Lutheran Church at the end of the block. There is a Catholic Church on the block behind the Lutheran Church. Then there is an Episcopal Church a block beyond the Catholic Church. There is a Mosque in a strip center between the Lutheran Church and NASA. And a couple of those strip center fundie churches on NASA rd1. Somewhere around here is a Baptist Church, but I haven't been to that part of the hood. xponent And JWs At The Door Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
