How many times a year do you attend a religious gathering?

[qanda]

There are a lot of threads about religion around here and I wonder how often DUers attend religious services.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Religious services doesn't mean going to church

My husband and I lead The Dances of Universal Peace, which is moving meditation honoring the world's spiritual traditions. We lead this every week in different locations. We also attend sweatlodge ceremonies and I officiate at Universal Worship services.

[qanda]

2. You're right

I tried to put it in a way where people would understand that, but it's difficult to get people to not think church when they hear religious service or gathering.

[donco6]

3. Spirituality interests me; religion irritates me.

From my personal experience, I don't think I could ever be part of a religion again.

I am interested in working on clarifying what I believe about spirituality, but only from within myself.

[Wilber_Stool]

4. Will there be refreshments? n/t

[markses]

5. Weddings, Funerals...that's it

Had enough of religion age 0-15. ;-)

[trof]

9. same here

[mike1963]

14. Not this puppy. I foreswore weddings & funerals 35 years ago.

It probably pissed off a few folks, but the ones who got married are too busy to worry about it, and the dead ones probably don't give a shit...
:evilgrin:
edit: dumb spelling air :D

[markses]

16. Well, I'm at that age for weddings

And besides, if you don't go to the damn ceremony, people might look at you askance when you gulp down all their booze! ;-)

[Webster Green]

6. You couldn't pay me enough to attend a religious gathering....

And I am flat broke!

[Nobody]

7. I'll support friends

in their joy and sorrow for weddings and funerals. I have also been invited to attend (and in one case participate in) services for a pagan group and a Norse group.

My attendance is for my edification and to be there for people I care about. It doesn't mean I agree with everything being said.

Being part of the maintenance crew at a stadium hosting a Bush appearance, it doesn't automatically make you a Republican.

Sorry: forgot to note that I edited out a stupid typo.

[NMDemDist2]

i voted never (but I didn't count my 12 step program) which

could be considered a "spiritual" gathering i suppose

[htuttle]

8. Just the quarterly festivals nowdays...

...Candlemas, Beltane, Lughnasah and Samhain.

It's been a few years since we danced with the Devil in the pale moonlight. My wife and I are getting a little old for that...we leave the nude moonlight dancing to the kids nowdays.

:evilgrin:

[Athame]

21. LOL

:thumbsup: Blessed Be.

Ma

[Cuban_Liberal]

10. I try to go to Mass every morning, if I can.

I probably make it 300+ times a year.

[randr]

11. Does Earthday count?

Can I also concider a Grateful Dead show and other concerts as religious experiences?

[daa]

12. Does it count

if we went to a Greek festival held at a church last weekend?

[qanda]

13. I would think so

eom

[Padraig18]

15. 2-3 times a week.

:)

[Cheswick2.0]

17. if choir rehersal, mission meeting and session meetings count

3-4 times a week.

[qanda]

19. Sounds like my upbringing

We went to church at least three times a week and twice on Sunday. I have scaled back my church attendance greatly since then. I am trying to get back into going but it's difficult when people have their own agendas and try to manipulate you into feeling the same way they do about everything.

[BurtWorm]

18. I've been averaging about one bar mitzvah and one funeral a year.

[Alpharetta]

20. Isn't saying grace at the dinner table a religious gathering?

[jsw_81]

22. Never

I haven't been in a church since 1992.