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    What if old people complain about worship being "too loud"?

    Outofthebox42, some clarification is needed - we were talking about what noise levels cause damage, not what levels the music should be at. I would like to reiterate my position again is not for or against any particular style of music; it's the loudness of any kind that is particularly...
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    What if old people complain about worship being "too loud"?

    "Anything over 110 decibels is said to cause hearing damage" It doesn't have to be over 110 decibels: From gemplers.com: 110 dB – Average walkman set above the halfway mark, full-throttle combine, 10-HP vane-axial barn fan: Anything over 15 minutes exposure per day can cause damage. Churches...
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    Jesus didn't institute a church

    Since there are tares growing with the wheat, no one knows who is a Christian; every congregation has true and false believers. Jesus said "My kingdom is not of this world." The Church or assembly Jesus was refering to was the final assembly of all true believers at the end of the age - the...
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    What if old people complain about worship being "too loud"?

    tpk said People have a tendency to lose their hearing or go deaf as they get older. If older people are complaining about the noise, perhaps it really is too loud. (I know someone who has a hearing aid that shuts it off and it's still too loud for them; another is in her 50's and hard of...