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How to politely decline?
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You are going to have to be direct if you want him to stop asking. I know it can be uncomfortable, but once it's over he'll stop and you'll be glad that you were. Say something along the lines of 'thank you for the invitation but I am going to decline as I am content with my own place of worship. If I change my mind I'll let ya know.'NDIrish said:
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NDIrish said:I don't want my attending his church to serve as an implicit acceptance of some of the teachings which I know they hold, and we've debated.
Plus, they are very charasmatic, and it would be way too uncomfortable for me. I'd fear that they would be "raising the roof", and I would be on my knees with my rosary...
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Please don't think I'm being mean because I'm not.
But, as I've told some people my son-in-law is Catholic. When my daughter first started visiting his church, the Rosary scared her witless. On the other hand, when she and her husband attended a Gospel singing at our Church (AoG), I was wondering how soon he'd be looking for the nearest exit and whether or not he'd hop the pews and hit the floor running as soon as someone began speaking in tongues. He didn't, but he was clearly very uncomfortable.
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It took a lot of love and patience before my (Baptist son of a Preacher Man) boyfriend joined me at Mass. He was nervous about it, and expected it to be scary, but in the end he loved it.
He hasn't been to Rosary yet, but I totally understand how that might seem scary to someone unaccustomed to it.
He hasn't been to Rosary yet, but I totally understand how that might seem scary to someone unaccustomed to it.
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Ugh, one of my friends was very persistant as well, though I don't remember what exactly got her to stop.
I then started going to another friend's youth group (something to do on a Saturday night) and one night they had a speaker beforehand. Well, the speaker started talking in tongues and "wigging out" (as I like to call it) and I was really biting my cheeks hard thinking that those people were crazy. I did want my rosary. Needless to say that was the last time I went to anything church related with her (well, wait, I did help her paint her church once on this "clean up the church day" they had, is that considered a sin? Lol She offered to help at my church if we ever needed anything like that. Sweetie, we hire professionals! Anyway....). Very interesting. So, I've never been to an actual service, and I certainly want nothing to do with it!
I then started going to another friend's youth group (something to do on a Saturday night) and one night they had a speaker beforehand. Well, the speaker started talking in tongues and "wigging out" (as I like to call it
) and I was really biting my cheeks hard thinking that those people were crazy. I did want my rosary. Needless to say that was the last time I went to anything church related with her (well, wait, I did help her paint her church once on this "clean up the church day" they had, is that considered a sin? Lol She offered to help at my church if we ever needed anything like that. Sweetie, we hire professionals! Anyway....). Very interesting. So, I've never been to an actual service, and I certainly want nothing to do with it!
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I literally shuddered when I first saw it- then I saw what it said. Very very nice Godzman!Miss Shelby said:Godzman.... nice avatar.
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NDIrish
This could be a way of making bridges . . . you have to go with what seems best to you . . but please consider what God may want to accomplish through you through this.
I attended Four Square for many years . . everything was orderly . . it was not "holy roller" type . . no Four Square Church I have been in has been excessive .. if anything, they are conservative by "pentacostal/charismatic" standards . .
Peace in Him!
This could be a way of making bridges . . . you have to go with what seems best to you . . but please consider what God may want to accomplish through you through this.
I attended Four Square for many years . . everything was orderly . . it was not "holy roller" type . . no Four Square Church I have been in has been excessive .. if anything, they are conservative by "pentacostal/charismatic" standards . .
Peace in Him!
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