One atheist's front-row view of church
"Some of the pastors I heard, especially at larger churches, were wonderful speakers. They said something -- and I know this sounds cheesy -- -but it really touched me, even though I didn't buy into the supernatural, godly aspect of it.
So I can understand why people would want to go there, especially when some of these churches are doing the type of community service they're doing. And it'' not proselytizing. It's just "We're Christians. It's our duty to help our community." Why wouldn't you be drawn to that?
But when you go to some of the other churches, it's just ritual after ritual and I'm falling asleep and I could see everyone else falling asleep listening to their pastor. I don't know why they come back -- and even worse, why they bring their kids."