Posted on 08/25/2014 7:02:07 PM PDT by Morgana
The mother should have taken her son to the Pentecostal church down the street, there the son could have hit his tambourine and fit right in.
“We have found the cardinal sin of the Sunday service is not sexual immorality, lying, theft, or heresy – no, it is having distracting movements or loud sounds during worship or the message.”
Having a “special needs child” does not mean that that child should make it impossible for other parishioners to hear the service, participate or enjoy the music, etc.
It's high time to get rid of the bands on stage in church. There's too much show in all that and I am going to church, not a rock concert.
If those folks are more worried about it sounding *right* than people worshiping, then their priorities are all wrong.
Oh, wow! Thank you so much for posting this!
I am working toward starting a church specifically for the disabled. I just started another thread so I need to keep checking that one, but I’m going to come back to this discussion when I can.
Don’t most protestants have a “junior church” anyway? The one I went to did. Why aren’t these kids in junior church?
Considering the volume of most of the worship bands I’ve heard in churches, I doubt this man’s tambourine in the back of the sanctuary is making it impossible for someone to hear.
Your comments indicate that you’re exactly the kind of person this woman is writing about.
The band on stage?!?! There's more wrong at this church than disruptive attendees.
I will need to think about this article... much food for thought here. Thank you.
“bands on stage in church”
Pomp and Circumstance that is what it is. I never cared for it.
She should try a Catholic Church...we’re used to a entire rows of unruly young’ns.
Kinda goes with the “no contraception” thing ;)
I wish I had an answer.
There was a young kid (5-7 years old) in service this past Sunday that I wish had been told to behave or been removed from the service.
The child was bouncing all around and pushing on other kids the entire time. He wasn’t a special needs child but he was very distracting. If the minister had seen him behaving this way, he would have told him to behave or made him step outside.
I really don’t have an opinion but, special needs or not, I wanted the distracting child quieted.
Again, I wish I had a good answer for you.
Oh we have a cry room from loud babies, toddlers and even a few older children. Special needs people use it too. At our church we have a person with trisomy 21 who has, from time to time, tendencies to screech like a pterodactyl with out warning. Trust me it does break the spine.
Yes I quite agree with another FReeper that these special needs children have no right to disturb others but at the same time they should be allowed to attend church.
Kinda goes with the “no contraception” thing ;)
Not in my day.
You didn't DARE be unruly, or make the slightest noise or Mom would give you *the look*.
She sat in the middle of us and everyone was within arms reach, and if you didn't take the hint the first time, well, she had pretty good aim considering you could never see her look when she swatted.
You used to hope whoever was on the outside wasn't acting up cause when she reached over to swat them, she often got a twofer.
You learned to sit back quickly when you saw her arm move or you just leaned back some when the sibling wouldn't settle down.
We actually have quite a few disabled adults and children at our weekend Masses and a few disabled regulars at our daily Mass. It’s one of the perks - alright maybe the only perk - of having a modern church that looks like Mike Brady’s living room. We’re complete handicap accessible.
Special needs is one thing.
Undisciplined is another.
You got that right. That’s what Praise & Worship is all about.
We had a boy who was very well behaved when his grandmother was present, he just fidgeted a lot. He was a disruption when he came with just his mother. I find it harder to deal with parents than any kid I met. Single mothers being the hardest.
The music is for God - not for you.
I can't speak for all Catholics, but I think I'm safe in saying we don't consider it a disturbance. Beside the homily, we pretty much know what's going on.
Of course, plenty of people spend a couple of years in the narthex when babies are too much to handle. ;)
Sadly happened to me with my autistic son as well. Interesting that all the posters defending this type of anti-Christian behavior all focus on their “rights” rather than the lost or any compassion for those that have to care for these individuals. But that is what apostasy looks like and why I refer to them as Churchians not Christians.
We serve an awesome God!
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