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Would this be hypocrisy?

(42 Posts)
lemongrove Tue 19-Dec-17 17:29:55

You go Antonia and enjoy the whole atmosphere.tchsmile

midgey Tue 19-Dec-17 17:28:29

Antonia it’s not too late to go this year!

maryeliza54 Tue 19-Dec-17 17:20:08

And I love a good ‘Messiah’

maryeliza54 Tue 19-Dec-17 17:19:15

I nearly always go to a carol service - the carols are lovely especially by candlelight.Far too good to just leave to the Christians ?

Galen Tue 19-Dec-17 17:16:08

Gabriel’s message:- beautiful

hildajenniJ Tue 19-Dec-17 17:02:58

Yes, go to Church. I love the Christmas Carol Service. Our local Methodist Chapel has a Christmas Eve midnight service which is lovely. I don't go the rest of the year, having had a fall out with a previous Minister.
(Long story). I'm always made welcome even so.

Anniebach Tue 19-Dec-17 16:57:25

Do go, enjoy the carols, and not being religious ,what ever that is will not stop you enjoying the fellowship , the welcome and the joyful carols ?

Antonia Tue 19-Dec-17 16:57:14

Thank you for all your positive replies. I will give it a go next year.

Baggs Tue 19-Dec-17 16:48:54

No, it wouldn't be hypocrisy, antonia. Music is an art form and one's allowed to enjoy it and take part in it. Some of my favourite music (actually most of my favourite music!) is religiously flavoured (JS Bach and Handel).

MissAdventure Tue 19-Dec-17 16:44:35

I used to go to a church regularly with a man with a learning disability, as I was his keyworker. I thoroughly enjoyed it after a while.

paddyann Tue 19-Dec-17 16:42:44

I'm not a believer ,but I take my Mum -in -law to church when she stays with us...mind you the minister is a good friend so I know he wont chuck me out,and the sermons are always good

M0nica Tue 19-Dec-17 16:40:49

No, of course not. We had a Muslim friend staying with us one year, he insisted on coming to church with us and I was so happy with it because the service and our priest were so openly welcoming to everybody regardless of creed or no creed.

MissAdventure Tue 19-Dec-17 16:38:34

I'm sure the banners outside our church says "all welcome".

whitewave Tue 19-Dec-17 16:37:42

No! Embrace our cultural heritage! That’s what the Christians did by celebrating Christmas in the middle of winter.

kitlong Tue 19-Dec-17 16:36:39

Any Church would welcome you and anyone else regardless

MissAdventure Tue 19-Dec-17 16:36:27

I'm sure there will be lots of (conflicting!) views, but I don't see anything wrong with going along to a service. I'm sure that is how some people found faith.

Antonia Tue 19-Dec-17 16:33:36

I am not religious, but do love the Christmas carols. Would it be hypocritical to go to a church Christmas carol service? I thought about going to one on Sunday but in the end I didn't, but might think about it for next year. I don't normally go to church.