Church friends - non Christians okay

[offroad]

Was reading an interesting article about meeting nice people at church. No pressure. Just go and socialize. Will keep your interaction skills up. You might meet someone interesting if you are bold and nice yourself.

 

[Blue]

as a non-christian I've never felt comfortable around churches or church people, once I had to do some campaigning for an issue I wanted the county to pass, and had to go to every community leader in the county, and pretty much because of that almost every church in a large city... some churches were very warm and welcoming and didnt care at all that I wasnt a christian (well... the Episcopalian church anyway. They and their openly lesbian minister were very welcoming, heck they had a "church dog" that ran arround the pews getting petted... If I was going to renounce my atheism, and my eastern philosophical bends, I'd probably become episcopalian just because they were about the nicest people I met doing this) others though treated me like a criminal infiltrator and plague victem when after they asked if I was a christian I told them and didnt lie.

I'd say if your not a christian and you want to go to a church to socialize (weird but ok) find out about the church before you go, and IMOHO avoid anything evangellical or charismatic...

 

[jeanontheroad]

If you are going there for a date, forget it. If you do meet someone special and you do not adhere to that particular denomination's teachings, there is going to be trouble. The person is there because he/she does hold with them. He/she and their family will have an expectation that you do, too, because you are there.

 

[Blue]

well.... I dunno about that... I remember girls that came from really religously strict families would almost always date outside the church for um... obvious reasons...

 

[offroad]

Unitarians and Epicapalians are the liberal ones. Others not so much.

 

[WheelEstate USA]

If you're looking for a "hook up" while traveling try looking for local events in the paper. I see lots of nice gals walking around flea markets and even around campgrounds you can find someone to explore with.
We, as a couple, meet a lot of nice folks at senior centers. We also have made many lasting friendships in WalMart lots.
We've met many women traveling alone who would enjoy spending a bit of time with a gypsy gent.

 

[panman79]

Thanks for the tips!

 

[Zil]

mmmmm, Catholic Girls.