Robert Seeberger wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William T Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <brin-l@mccmedia.com> > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 11:46 AM > Subject: Re: Religion is Valuable: Why it Must Be Encouraged > > >> On 30 Jul 2007, at 14:21, Julia Thompson wrote: >> >>> >>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, William T Goodall wrote: >>>> Blacks also go to different churches of course. >>> Some choose to go to all-black or mostly-black churches, others >>> don't. I >>> could go on for a good number of sentences on the subject, but I >>> don't >>> know that you'd be interested. If you care about what I know on >>> the >>> subject and would like me to type for awhile, let me know. >> I'm guessing the the better educated and paid the black person is >> the >> whiter the church they attend. >> > > Wrong! > > > xponent > Mega-Churches Maru > rob
That's been some of my experience too, but for somewhat different reasons. (Our major mega-churches are all mostly-WASPs, to my knowledge.) I have several black friends and acquaintances (I don't know any better way to say that without sounding like Colbert...) that are "well standing" (good education, reasonable income) that go out of there way (30-minute commutes, what have you) to go to mostly-black/mostly-poor neighborhoods for church services. I have a lot of respect for that as there seems to be a genuine feeling of wanting to stay rooted/grounded in the community (and problems and hopes) of their "family" and further putting their money to good use in a community that they know. One of the few places where I feel that religion actually is serving some sort of good... -- --Max Battcher-- http://www.worldmaker.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
