Opinion of hand raising during church

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Very positive of course.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

What like 'Can I go to the bathroom?'

No, the whole waving your arms in the air during worship songs thing.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

What like 'Can I go to the bathroom?'

No, the whole waving your arms in the air during worship songs thing.

Can't people sit still?

Why should they?

Would you expect these people to sit still? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGvNDdi8yh4

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Incredibly negative.  I would instantly leave and never come back if my church started doing that.

At my old church, they would actually ask everyone to extend their hands in prayer or something over the RCIA candidates.  That was really weird, and I never participated.  If I wanted to be Pentecostal, I wouldn't go to a Catholic church...

Was that like yesterday how a bunch of people piled to the front of the church like a sports huddle and extended their hands over the associate pastor who's taking leave once she gives birth to pray for her and her family? Or did you remain seated?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

If I wanted to be Pentecostal, I wouldn't go to a Catholic church.

This.

This is hardly just a Pentecostal thing, I've even seen it at more contemporary Lutheran services.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Very Positive. Im not pentecostal, but Church can be fun like theirs... Seriously, dancing in the rows, blaring Southern Gospel (Shirly Ceaser anyone ?), screaming "Amen" all the time, its actually quite fun. It gives a feeling of community to Church.

It gives a feeling of "scary cult" to the church. "Scary, creepy Pentecostal cult".  *shudder*

My Catholic brethren, do not let these other Protestants lead you astray: there are Protestants in the world who rightfully recognize the sedentary nature of church services!

When I think of creepy cult-like Pentecostals, I think of men dressed up in suits and women in those ridiculous dresses that are right out of the 19th century. Not the pierced, tattooed, hair dyed youngs in T-shirts and jeans that make up most of the crowd at my church.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

If it is to good music with a catchy beat, why not?  Catch the spirit baby!  If I were ever forced to attend a service, I assure you I would be going to a black church.

What do you think of this? It's not church, but it is Christian music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFFHmV71AOo

If it is to good music with a catchy beat, why not? 

Because it looks ridiculous

So what? This also looks ridiculous. That doesn't stop me from doing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgL7Fh6ZjnI

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

If it is to good music with a catchy beat, why not? 

Because it looks ridiculous

Uptight eh? 

Yeah, makes you wonder how he'd act if he was present in one of those videos I linked.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

So I met with my grandmother yesterday after church. I mentioned how it was our special Christmas service and was quite different than most weeks and how because of the many people who don't normally come and different music there wasn't a whole lot of hand raising and it didn't happen until the end. She then went on about how much she he hates if she was ever in a church where people did that and if it ever happened she would never go back and when asked if she ever saw people jumping around she said no and if she ever did she would probably leave that church right then and never return.

*sigh* olds...