With apologies to David Letterman, this is my list. You probably can come up with even better ones. It’s better to laugh than to cry, although sometimes a little of both is good.
Here are the top 10 reasons not to go to church.
10. Once when I was sick the church didn’t visit me, so I’m not going to visit them.
9. The church is always talking about issues of life and death. I’ve got more important things to do.
8. The church is always talking about money. I may give 20% to the waitress but I don’t understand why I should give 10% to God.
7. I’m busy 24/7 with important things, why should I waste precious time praising God.
6. Like I said to my neighbor, I heard the church is full of gossips and from what I’ve heard some church members don’t have such great reputations either.
5. The music is too loud, or too soft, I don’t remember which but they never play the one note that I can sing.
4. The church is full of hypocrites, why should I spend time with people like me.
3. I can’t stand their holier than thou attitude. I’m just too good a person for that.
2. I can pray to God just as easily on the golf course. In fact I often use God’s name out there.
And number one is:
1. The church is always involved in controversial issues. Don’t they know that type of activity got Jesus killed.
Why not send me some of the ones you come up with.
In the meantime, why not read some clergy tales–tails amzn.to/13VO446 and let people know how you feel by writing a review. Let’s build respect for clergy one story at a time.
you left out “sunday’s the only day i have to sleep late”. i like #6 the best. good job.