Reasons for not attending a church

In online survey conducted by Lutheran Church–Canada asked respondents who said the do not regularly attend church the reasons behind their answer. 

• Not welcome. (This is a recurring answer.)
• Not interested.
• If God is everywhere I don’t have to go to a specific place at a specific time to be close to Him.
• Sometimes find organized religion somewhat hypocritical.
• My inability to have blind faith.
• Too much of the same; Can’t see much point.
• I had bad experiences in church; Can’t find one that likes me for me.
• Can’t find a church that makes me feel comfortable and part of the family.
• It is hard to find a church which is easy to be open about your homosexuality.
• Spouse not Christian.
• Work schedule and exchanging kids with ex-wife.
• Can’t find a child- and young-family-friendly church.
• My beliefs don’t correspond to those of any of the religions I know about, which all alienate me.
• I think that church is boring and unproductive. I would rather be at home and I don’t feel I need special time and a place to listen to and be with God.
• There is too much chaos and controversy in the church for me to want to become involved with it. I would rather have a peaceful, personal, non-hypocritical relationship with God…
• I have a hard time finding a place to worship where people are authentic rather than just ‘playing church.’
• I cannot attend a place of worship that excludes other people based on their religion, beliefs, or sexual orientation.
• There is no real place of worship for someone who doesn’t know what the truth of the matter is.
• Disappointed.
• Lost my faith.
• Waste of time…I wish I could believe in something… but science is the answer.
• Don’t like the thought of influence or brain wash or being told what my morals and values should be according to someone else.
• Time of services, mobility reasons, distances from church.

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