I had not been to church in decades. Mom took us to a different brand of church regularly back in the 70s. In that time we clocked in and out at church, but did not really lead a Christian lifestyle during the week. I was in boy scout troops sponsored by churches and they were one of the best parts of my childhood.
I have not been a religious person during my lifetime.
The church I visited recently was well attended with people who were warm and friendly and looked to be happy people.
The sermon set up a choice between going to hell or confessing sins and committing to Jesus to spend forever in paradise.
The part of a Christian life that makes sense to me today is joining a group of a few people to go help a little old lady by mowing her lawn and making a dump run or two.
Also: Helping others by donating
Playing any role in order to earn everlasting life in paradise seems like a selfish motivation to me.
Presupposing that an unknown person has committed sins to a point that they must confess them or go to hell is a concept I do not feel connected to at this time.
My desire to go to church comes from the realization that I started adult life in a modern society about a decade past the first moon landing.
It was a much simpler time. I am trying to make sense of how a modern society changed so much in a short period of time.
Much voting has gone on over the past 40 years or so. For sure, there is a chunk of public policy that has become worse, not better.
Renting an apartment, buying a used car, buying gas, etc.
Routine errands in a modern society, now a BFD all of the time.
Federal intervention in student loans. Do not remember families being haunted by student loan debt in the 1970s.
Healthcare concerns — never seemed to be a big deal in the 70s when there were 4 or 5 kids to a family and sometimes a stay at home Mom. Better now?
Homelessness and drug addiction to the extent that people are now living in tents on city sidewalks.
A school lunch program that has turned into a school breakfast and lunch program that has turned into school busses hitting the road to deliver food to families when school is not in session.
March 13, 2020 CNN
The coronavirus pandemic is closing schools. How will kids eat?
“But as other schools deliberate shutting their doors to slow the spread of the coronavirus, some parents may be left to wonder: If schools close, how will my child eat?”
More discussion and news coverage please.
Former Lunch Lady here.
I do not object to public assistance programs. The press should make an effort to keep the public informed on how these programs are working.
Again, I am not against public assistance programs, but did the WWII generation rely heavily on public school districts to feed their kids?
100 years ago, did families rely on school districts to feed their children to such an extent that, if school was shut down, school districts would scramble to fill busses with food and send it out into the neighborhoods?
If school shuts down, does the family still qualify for publicly funded food assistance? If food assistance programs remain in place outside of school-why would children be at risk of going hungry?
If the programs aren’t working-let’s hear all about it.
Related:
Both major parties have taken turns in power over a period of decades and have squandered credibility that would help in the current situation. A wide variety of political personalities have occupied the White House.
The whole system is run by people who are college educated. Advances in technology have not been able to solve problems in various areas. Wars are common. We were told we needed to send troops to Vietnam. Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.
I became skeptical along the way.
Most people seem to be OK with believing The Troops are sent to distant lands to defend American rights and freedoms. Maybe the people at church do also.
Maybe I will continue to attend the church I went to recently. Maybe I will visit several churches in the months ahead.
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Photo- Port Hadlock Transit Center
A location not linked in any way with the church I attended.