tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245382822017142877.post4715318894059144950..comments2023-11-05T03:37:44.767-08:00Comments on The Cranky Conservative: Reexamining ReligionCranky Conservativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07353427256529214488noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245382822017142877.post-9663102672454459132015-06-09T17:14:48.792-07:002015-06-09T17:14:48.792-07:00Prior to the suburban flight in the 60's churc...Prior to the suburban flight in the 60's churches were communities centered in neighborhoods, mostly.<br /><br />Today, people that go to the same church don't likely live very close to each other and their religious life is this neat little compartment of their real life that they do on Sundays and special holidays. Used to your church would help nurse you back to health if got real sick, or helped you build your barn and were your fishing buddies, etc.<br /><br />Churches need to learn to use the internet to recenter their members lives around the church by providing job leads, a financial safety net, comradery, social events, whole sale providers, etc and a real sense of community.<br /><br />Till then church is going to be that traditional superstitious thing people do one day each week for a couple of hours...no more than that.RGCheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845126045440674682noreply@blogger.com