Are there people who go to church who don’t believe in God? If so why?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

[purplepoppy]

Yes lots. Many people like the sense of community or support the good works churches do. Even hardened atheists would agree with a lot of the teachings, and of course a lot just like the singing.

Churches would get a lot more bums on pews if they left out the God bit.

[genericname85]

i would say there's massive value in the sort of "community" that church brings even if you don't believe in any of the delusional doctrin they spread. becuse regularly meeting people in your area face to face massively improves your personal mental wellbeing as well as the overall communal quality of life. and there's few other institutions outside of church that do that sort of thing so reliably.

[docster]

Yes, I was very surprised when a female coworker told me she doesn't believe in the teachings of her church. She had a beautiful singing voice and loved to sing there.

[MemeSupreme]

my grandma goes and i just like spending time with her. plus she doesn't like to drive, so it works out and we can go eat afterwards somewhere

ofc i dont go EVERY time she goes to church tho, but every once in a while

[Asker]

So u don't believe in god?

[MemeSupreme]

nope, i just never got indoctrinated into it as a kid

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Probably because they don’t have a choice, like living in a theocratic nation, or just being a teenager in a controlling household

[Asker]

I mean adults

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

The first option applies to adults

[SieghardWalsung]

There's a very high percentage of people who go to church and basically pretend to believe in the Christian God because they think it's "good for the community."

Absolutely pathetic.

[strateguy632]

For the feeling of belonging in a group or for curiosity what churches teach. Try it. you might like it.

[Sal_Monella]

Yes. They want to maintain appearances.

[AngryCarl2]

Yes, they're called conservatives.

[MasterKS]

Just show off to the world.

[slatyb]

For the company.