Church?

[GLC1968]

I also live in the bible belt (the 'buckle' as a friend of mine pointed out! ) and while my DH and I are not church goers, we are in the definite minority. There are NO organized rides on Sunday mornings in our area. Even two day events have services held for those who want to attend (they did this on Sunday of our local MS150).

[Geonz]

We've got the Saturday evening vigil option if there's something going on on Sunday, though I'll miss a Sunday now and again. It's a loving, rather socially and politically active congregation like the one I grew up in ( my parents used our microbus for shuttles to D.C. marches from the church parking lot and we learned "four dead in Ohio" in music class...) - I can fully understand those who can't stomach the hierarchy but sometimes there are pockets of devout defection.
I knew I was prob'ly in a rightful place when the first sermon included the words "menstrual period" (explaining just how radical it was to hang out with those unclean women in New Testament times).

[makbike]

I once attended, drifted away, came back and drifted away again. There are many things I love about my religion and many things I don't. I was raised that I could believe without having to attend an organized service. I know some will agree with this and others will shake their heads in sadness. I do have some of my best conversations with the Lord while I'm on my bike. More often than not I feel like a huge, heavy weight has been lifted from my shoulders by the time I make it home. I know I'm being heard, I know I'm being guided and I know I'm loved so life is good, very good.