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angus
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« on: February 08, 2016, 01:05:31 PM »

I've been to Roman Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Lutheran, and Episcopalian masses, as well as a couple of touchy-feely, interdenominational megachurch services replete with loud rock bands, scantily-clad girls, coffee, and scones.  I've also attended a methodist service and a few fire-and-brimstone calvinist-type services, including Pentecostal and Baptist.   I've been to a Jewish temple as well.

I've been to several Buddhist and Dao temples, and lit the incense and put a yuan in the cup and bowed my head and burned my fingers, but I'm not sure those count as "services" since it's a walk-in type event.  Similarly, I've been in a mosque, removed my shoes, and watched as some devotees bowed and prayed, but it wasn't during one of the big prayer times so it probably doesn't count as a service either.  I also had lunch with the Krishnas a few times in college.  It was vegetarian, but it was free, and all I had to do for it was listen to their spiel and chant some mantras.


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angus
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« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2016, 01:09:12 PM »

Oh, almost forgot.  I also went to a Church of Christ church, where everybody was black except for me.  I'm not a bigot, but I couldn't help notice that I was the only white guy in the house.  I actually didn't know it was a "black" church till I got inside.  It was obvious that they were as surprised to see me as I was.  They were really, really welcoming though.  Put me at ease.
 
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