tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post7196645504718263651..comments2024-03-23T18:50:32.902-04:00Comments on Telling Secrets: The church as portalElizabeth Kaetonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06787552280232329081noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29373297.post-40594139384404941852007-08-30T09:24:00.000-04:002007-08-30T09:24:00.000-04:00I think it’s a sad statement that they resort to c...I think it’s a sad statement that they resort to coercion to get people to attend. It’s even more sad that some feel it’s a good idea. Something is drastically wrong. People come to church to love and worship God. When they don’t come it’s usually because something is driving them away. In my case it was church policies on certain issues. That was my reason but I’m sure that other people have their own. Many times when you tell people that they have to do something (otherwise it’s a sin) they dig their heels in and refuse. Whatever the reason, the trick is to make people want to come, not force them against their will. Maybe a policy of “we love you” is not such a bad thing. Maybe saying “ Please come as you are. You are welcome at the altar and we don’t care about your politics or sexual preferences. Just come because we love you.” But then, I was ever the romantic.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623709712119761741noreply@blogger.com