Skipping Church

By John Railey, opinion columnist for the Winston-Salem Journal:

Sunday in the Bible Belt. The day to... do anything but go to church. Well, it's not quite like that, at least not yet, anyway. But, if a recent "You're the Source Question" on this page was any indication, people just aren't going to church as regularly as they once did, at least not in this area.
Maybe even more surprisingly, they're even being honest about it.

Maybe.

Or, maybe, more and more local churchgoers don't read your newspaper and participate in your polls, John.

I don't necessarily disagree with some of what John has to say here, but I fail to see a real point... except that the Journal may not be reaching a certain demographic of readers in the local area. Should this concern Journal advertisers? Just a thought...

Some churches blare "Christian hip-hop" and "Christian rock." Others have relaxed the dress code to the point that, after you leave, you have to dress up for Sunday lunch at McDonald's.

Okay - now I have been forced to ask this: So?

Such gimmicks attract plenty of people. Many megachurches are booming.

Yes and yes they are. I guess those involved in such didn't participate in the Journal poll.

And I feel about as in tune with God out on the water in my kayak as I do in church.

So maybe you should've expounded and ran with this point. Sounds interesting.

But, again, what's the big point here? Sorry, but it just seems like Railey had a deadline, was shooting for a word count, and didn't put enough thought into this one.