Just posted a new poll, to the right, in the sidebar.
Check your selection today!
New poll
October 2, 2007 | 10 comments
October 2, 2007 | 10 comments
Just posted a new poll, to the right, in the sidebar.
Check your selection today!
Hi Evan, finally found your poll! I was the sixth to answer and we, (my practitioner wife and I) were one of the 100% who attend church weekly, and more!
I don’t know if you saw the comments I posted on a few topics on your Sept. 24th Blog, there were no comments after my comments.
In addition to those items we are interested in your comments on CS Churches, even The Mother Church, not including one of Mrs. Eddy’s Hymns in the Sunday Service or in the solo as they did on last Sunday, Sept. 30. We often catch TMC service on the internet after returning home from the service at our local CS Society. Wish they would leave TMC service on for a longer time because before you know it the time you can access it is over! Any thoughts on that?
What are your thoughts on weddings in Christian Science Churches?
Another topic of interest is should practitioners be permitted to give “talks” or “workshops” in CS churches, societies and reading rooms? Some feel that this should be restricted to lecturers, but remember that many churches and societies are having trouble staying open, much less bearing the expense of having a lecturer from the Board of Lectureship speak.
Evan,
This was one poll I could respond to, which was fun. I would like to suggest one question that runs along the lines of this poll, namely, how many serve a church or religious group? Or how often. Also, perhaps, how many times a month does one serve their community?
Just some thoughts.
To 1st anon,
Nice to hear from you! I believe it’s the choice of each branch, and The Mother Church, readers to decide what hymns to use during the services. There are no policies to follow that I know of.
I haven’t heard of any weddings being held in a CS church, so can’t say for sure what the reason is. Tradition perhaps. The CS church doesn’t have ministers with legal qualifications to wed people, so I’m sure that is a contributing reason. It might have something to do with the definition of Church in Science and Health, where church is not defined as a building with a beautiful sanctuary to conduct human rituals, like weddings, but as a divine construct in Mind where Truth and Love are the sanctuary.
I’ll check out your Sept 24 comment.
I don’t understand the goal and the point of having these polls. Can you please explain? Thanks!
My intent with the polls was to understand my audience better, and for us to understand each other better. Answering questions like, “Where are we coming from spiritually? What are some of our practices?”
It’s totally voluntary of course.
So what were the results of the first poll?
I know of one CS church that has held a couple of weddings. I think it became much easier when the laws regarding who could perform weddings was broadened considerably in that state.
BTW I also wish TMC sunday service was online longer, but I’m glad it’s on at all.
Have another topic. How do you feel about funeral services and memorial services being held in CS Churches?
I had to abort the first poll because of techinical difficulties, of which I’m still working out! We’re learning through experience here…
But in the first poll of “How often do you pray for good health?” the overwhelming majority replied, “Everyday.”
Just a short follow-up to your poll on church attendence. I answered rarely to your poll as after many years of attending church, I decided to “go my own way” so to speak. I wanted to respond to the many people out there who feel the same way. Now I am not advocating that this is for everyone. My point is that I am a practicing, healing, dynamic Christian Scientist who lives, expresses and teaches this awsome metaphysical system every day. The results have been profound. I am still a member of TMC. I just found the ritual of a physical church to be extemely stultifying to my progress as a Christian Scientist and wanted to thank you in advance for letting me respond as I think the stigma for people who don’t attend or answer a poll in what could be considered a negative may not be what it seems.