How often do you spend in Church a week?

Let's not forget that one reason Sunday operations are so valuable to companies (like restaurants) to begin with is this: all the religious people who like to enjoy their day off with friends and family by going out to eat at restaurants.

radhead said:

Let's not forget that one reason Sunday operations are so valuable to companies (like restaurants) to begin with is this: all the religious people who like to enjoy their day off with friends and family by going out to eat at restaurants.

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It depends a lot about the business. Mine was a call center, and Sunday, though we were open, was our slowest day.

I don't go to church - I have one, maybe two very close friends that I talk to about my faith, and that's it. My faith is a very personal thing for me, so I don't tend to get an awful lot from attending church.

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The actual hours spent within a church, or related activities, is not something I've really taken the time to work out.

Working for a Christian organisation I do find myself spending more time in churches (or chapels as the case may be) than perhaps I used to, but I wouldn't be able to give you a breakdown in hours. While there are obviously structured worship times, most of my visits are to either talk to the priest or because I want to find somewhere quiet to think about certain things for a little while.

There are activities I am part of which are tenuously linked to church, but they are more social events where fellow believers can discuss various things if they so wish. Normally while doing something else entirely.

TX_Matt said:

Yup exactly. I worked for a company that didn't give two-cents about their employees, and suddenly changed my schedule to work Sunday mornings; I told them I couldn't because of religious observance and gave me my time off back.

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I'll try it.

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KandiJo said:

So? They can't fire you because of that. They would need another reason to be fired for that. Lol.

Actually, A lot of places do not, and the ones that do have to accept the fact that Christians have the right to practice their religion by going to church.

Anyways, who cares what man thinks of you when you have a God who loves you?

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Had a talk with my store manager today. He basically said I wouldn't be able to go to Sunday service regularly like I did before I got hired. Said I would maybe get a few Sundays here and there. Wow. I called our Corporate line so I could get official clarification on what the policy is on Sunday Worship, because it could just be that this is not official company policy but a biased individual's.

radhead said:

Let's not forget that one reason Sunday operations are so valuable to companies (like restaurants) to begin with is this: all the religious people who like to enjoy their day off with friends and family by going out to eat at restaurants.

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Yeah but Chic Filet doesn't open on Sundays and respects all its employees by allowing Sundays off for worship, and they are a successful fast food company.

Anyway the policy of not allowing Christians off on Sundays is stupid because very few people go to church anymore anyway.

GQ Chris said:

I called our Corporate line so I could get official clarification on what the policy is on Sunday Worship, because it could just be that this is not official company policy but a biased individual's.

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What did they say?

Hawthorne said:

What did they say?

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Waiting for a Corporate rep to call me back. Probably won't be til Monday.

GQ Chris said:

Yeah but Chic Filet doesn't open on Sundays and respects all its employees by allowing Sundays off for worship, and they are a successful fast food company.

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Christians say that they respect the company for that reason, but how many of those same people would refuse to eat out at some other place? To me it seems very hypocritical.

radhead said:

Christians say that they respect the company for that reason, but how many of those same people would refuse to eat out at some other place? To me it seems very hypocritical.

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can you explain that better, don't really understand what you mean? What people refusing to eat at what places?

When I was a Christian, about 2-3 times a week.

I am church.

Right now I only go 1.5 hours on Sunday mornings, but my church is starting it's next set of classes/studies so I signed up for the early 20's bible study. So I should be going about 3 hours per week, starting next week. I am very nervous about it since I am newish to the church and horrible at making friends @_@

GQ Chris said:

can you explain that better, don't really understand what you mean? What people refusing to eat at what places?

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What I mean is that the ChicFila-Christians are exactly the same people who flood the restaurants on Sundays when they eat out after church.

Usually around 6 hours a week, but double or triple that on weeks with more than one Sabbath.