Being Rude At Church?

So it's rude to come in but it isn't rude to just walk out in the middle of a service?

I checked with a friend who attends services regularly... She seems to feel that the basic common sense rules apply in the church just as much as elsewhere: it's best to avoid coming and going frivolously (i.e., if you're prone to going to the bathroom often, take care not to drink lots of liquids before the service), but if absolutely necessary, it is ok to leave and then re-enter with as little disruption as possible. It is rude to make it a habit to do so, but presumably one would only do it if there was some emergency.

In Islam, once the prayer starts, you have to stay, if you walk around, and especially walk out, you've broken your prayer and the person behind you, and everyone else you interrupt to get to where you need to go. Prophet Muhammad said that if you only knew the consequences of breaking/interrupting someone's prayer you'd rather have a nail driven in through one side of your head and out the other. If you wish to go to the car, or bathroom or whatever after prayer that's fine.

Um, though I'm not a Christian I should think that the scenario you've presented is not rude. But maybe the way your husband was brought up says differently.

When I was growing up christian, it was considered rude to leave church services for personal reasons.

Just one of several reasons why I deconverted. That, and I no longer agree with the idea that christianity is a good religion.

It might be wise to do bathroom or anything else before service begins. Or not go at all, which is my favored choice.

Well, if he feels it is rude, he probably shouldn't do it, regardless of my feelings. He's being respectful. Why try and talk him out of that?

I was raised in a large Christian church, and people did occasionally exit and the re-enter. They just tried to be as little of a distraction as possible. I wouldn't consider it rude, but I understand the logic behind his feelings.

Although I'm not a christian..I fully respect churches and any other place of worship..and I believe people should respect those places too, since they were built to help people change to the better...

Maybe telling that guy -in a nice way- that it hurts other people when he becomes rude at a church..also smiling to him and making him understand the purpose of why there are churches could help :)

My place of worship is the mosque..and that's what I do to those who mis-behave in it..I tell them the purpose of why the mosque is built in a nice way :) mostly they respect :)

As long as you don't disrupt things, nobody is going to care if you or your hubby slip out to check on your child. I was raised in a Protestant Christian church, and I converted to Judaism about 14 years ago; in my experience, in neither group would anybody raise an eyebrow at a parent who went out to check on a child.

As long as the person quietly and subtly leaves and enters, it is no problem. People gotta go sometimes you know? The idea is not to disturb the sermon or the singing by being boisterous or loud. Discretion and politeness is all you need.

I attended Church every Sunday for about 35 years and never saw anyone leave. If you must leave it must be so serious that you cannot come back. Therefore, I think that it's rude to leave and then reenter.

Nipping out for a minute is not rude.