I am not surprised at all. Some churches (branches) dissuade against free thought, so to speak. Of course, it might also depend on what you are trying to converse about. I think you should try going to a Unitarian place of worship. Unitarianism welcomes different types of religions into one place of worship. It better allows for open mindedness and learning. You should be able to find someone who is more willing to talk to you about things.
I went to a Unitarian church once, back when I still followed Christianity, and it really wasn't that bad. The only thing I hated was that in the middle of the service there was an introduction for new faces. I fucking hate being the centre of attention! However, I am not sure if this sort of thing is done in all Unitarian churches or if it was just at the one I went to.
I remember I used to go to a Episcopal Church and I did give some hard hitting, though frowned upon, questions to the "closeted" priest. She was the second lesbian priest they at had at the church. Something that boggles my mind: The church struggled with a lack of people and children. They were a few gay couples there. Why didn't they broadcast themselves as being a LGBT-friendly place of worship? I am sure that their "issue" would have been taken care of. No, this is not the hard hitting question I asked. I asked about the hypocrisy of Christianity towards Judaism.
For instance, the Catholic church used to kidnap non-christian children from their families and force them to convert to Catholicism. These Catholics tricked their families. They, against their wishes, would baptist the children. During that time it was illegal for a non-Catholic family to raise children who had been baptized Catholic, even if these children were biologically theirs. Many of the children never were reunited with their families. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgardo_Mortara
The other thing I brought up was Christians and their anti-Semitic views. Views which are hypocritical and ignorant considering the fact that their beloved Jesus was originally a Jew. So, were the Virgin Mary and Joseph, Moses, etc. Yet, this is often ignored/overlooked.
Is it normal that my church doesnt want talk to me.
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I am not surprised at all. Some churches (branches) dissuade against free thought, so to speak. Of course, it might also depend on what you are trying to converse about. I think you should try going to a Unitarian place of worship. Unitarianism welcomes different types of religions into one place of worship. It better allows for open mindedness and learning. You should be able to find someone who is more willing to talk to you about things.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarianism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_church
I went to a Unitarian church once, back when I still followed Christianity, and it really wasn't that bad. The only thing I hated was that in the middle of the service there was an introduction for new faces. I fucking hate being the centre of attention! However, I am not sure if this sort of thing is done in all Unitarian churches or if it was just at the one I went to.
I remember I used to go to a Episcopal Church and I did give some hard hitting, though frowned upon, questions to the "closeted" priest. She was the second lesbian priest they at had at the church. Something that boggles my mind: The church struggled with a lack of people and children. They were a few gay couples there. Why didn't they broadcast themselves as being a LGBT-friendly place of worship? I am sure that their "issue" would have been taken care of. No, this is not the hard hitting question I asked. I asked about the hypocrisy of Christianity towards Judaism.
For instance, the Catholic church used to kidnap non-christian children from their families and force them to convert to Catholicism. These Catholics tricked their families. They, against their wishes, would baptist the children. During that time it was illegal for a non-Catholic family to raise children who had been baptized Catholic, even if these children were biologically theirs. Many of the children never were reunited with their families. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgardo_Mortara
The other thing I brought up was Christians and their anti-Semitic views. Views which are hypocritical and ignorant considering the fact that their beloved Jesus was originally a Jew. So, were the Virgin Mary and Joseph, Moses, etc. Yet, this is often ignored/overlooked.