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What has been the worst church service you have ever attended? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] TehBamski@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I didn't grow up in a church that had one of those. So I've always wondered what would they do if you came to Sunday service, in a hobo outfit and took some of the money in the collection plate. The defense being, 'What? I'm poor. I'm homeless. Jesus would have given.'

[–] oleorun@real.lemmy.fan 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Nowadays? Depends on a whole set of indeterminate variables.

But odds point to tazing. arrest, something on that end of the spectrum.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago

More likely to depend on region of the country or world than anything else.

[–] TehBamski@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

That would make for one hell of a NotTheOnion, story.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 months ago

I was around 9 or 10 when this happened. I went with my best friend and his mother. Everyone made a big deal about there being someone new at the church. Then i was handed a gold plate bowl thing of money, so i started stuffing handfuls of money into my pockets thinking everyone was welcoming me with cash. My friend was giggling, i looked at his mother and she was shaking her head. I passed the plate along but kept what was in my pockets.

[–] bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I've seen a collection plate with a tap-to-pay terminal so that would make it more difficult.