when to leave a church?
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when the minister dismisses you
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Church, and church related functions.
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GO TO THE LOCAL CHURCH
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Hi Rev.   It's been a long time.  No, I'm not going to church tomorrow.  See you afterwards, though.
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go to church?\nlol works for me
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where on Earth do you go to church??
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After being in such a tight family setting at a church you grow up in, it is hard to leave that just like anything else.  You know that nothing else will ever be like that place that let you grow and think and love.  So sometimes you learn to worship on your own and seclude yourself.  It is a time of growing, you get to grow the way you want, try out different things.  Besides as you can see from some of the other answers, some people are mean about you being who you want to be and in such a turbulent time sometimes we try to fit in by staying away from God.  Luckily God does not stay away from you.  It is a hard time of exploring, sometimes we stand alone in hopes of finding ourselves.
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i donno if this is only for the US or not but here's a web sight to find out about churches when traveling:\nwww.masstimes.org
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YES :)\nYou will need to notify the Catholic Church that you are no longer a member. Study hard to get accurate bible knowledge, pray to Jehovah letting him know you love him and want to dedicate yourself to him, be willing to teach others about Him and the Kingdom...Get Baptized, it's the most wonderful thing you will ever do. You will know God's people by the love amongst them.
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Check with your church and Sunday schools.\n\nLC
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Supermarkets.  Take a walk in the park.  Church.  You just have to get out and about.
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think about the things that you do agree with and go from there. the preacher doesn't need your aquiesences and neither do you need his. if your having a good time at this church and are doubtful that you'll find one that hold your attention as well, then you should definitely stay. if not, by all means, go. you don't need a preacher to tell YOU how YOU feel about YOUR faith. myabe you could find other like-minded people and have your very own group study. you don't have to stop going to that church if you should choose to do that either. you could just supplement your normal church going with my group study suggestion. bottom line, believe whatever you choose to because no man has power over your free will.
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Most churches I've neen to have a social gathering after mass. For example...my church offers free coffee and donouts afterwards. The other cathloic church has a pancake breakfast afeter each mass
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How do they leave what?
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My entire family is Catholic and I was baptized Catholic.  I attended church every Sunday until I was almost 17.  \n\nReasons why I stopped going:\n1. I finally realized it just didn't mean anything to me\n2. I sat there and thought about everything but what was going on (many times about things that probably shouldn't be thought about during mass - ex. "Wow that guy in the third pew is so attractive!!"). I spaced off for the entire hour.\n3. I don't want to disrespect the people who actually care about the religion. I felt like I was making a mockery of them and their faith by being at mass and spacing off the whole time.\n\nI honestly don't think I'd consider going back unless I had a huge life-changing experience that made my faith much, much stronger. I believe in God, but I don't really like the idea of organized religion. Maybe I would if the church became a lot more liberal toward many social issues, but it's not likely.\n\nHope this helps!
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3 years or 30 years it don't matter. Get out while you are still strong enough to seek help on yahoo answers. I do recommend leaving for there are places you can go. There are people who can help you. He is only going to get worse and I know you know this. I should know, I went through this but much longer than you are and I just finally said "ENOUGH". I took a stand and am grateful I did that. You will feel better about yourself trust me when you leave. you will be fine and know God is with you always.
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Go to a church or Goodwill.