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Reminds me of the story about a man shipwrecked on a deserted island. Years later he rescued by a passing ship. The captain of the ship saw how the shipwrecked man had built himself several buildings, including two churches.
Captain: "Why did you build two churches?"
Man: "One is the church I go to, the other is the church I DON'T go to!"
There is no "Christian church", you have tens of thousands of denominations/parishes/buildings spread all over. Generally all of them will be attended by people who live close by or what you went to as a child. If your neighborhood is mostly X, you will find X in the local churches.
HMMM, could it be that people are more likely to pick a church in their neighborhood?
And who says all Christian churches are segregated? do you have a break down on the numbers on churches that are segregated? what point are you attempting to make?
I think that's a great question.
The Bible says the temple is now our bodies, once it's inhabited by God the Holy Spirit.
It also says not to forsake the gathering of believers.
It also says the groom will come for the bride, which is the church.
There really IS only one church. The church is the bride of Christ.
It's a shame the Bible believing churches are so divided but location does have a lot to do with it.
I was at a gathering of "every Baptist church" in the county. It was a glaringly white gathering. I asked the wife of the pastor of the church I attended at that time "aren't there any black Baptist churches in the county". She assured me there were but "they have their own. They don't worship like we do".
So back to your original question: I'm not sure exactly but I'm pretty sure it's not how God wants it to be.
There is no "Christian church", you have tens of thousands of denominations/parishes/buildings spread all over. Generally all of them will be attended by people who live close by or what you went to as a child. If your neighborhood is mostly X, you will find X in the local churches.
There could be hundreds of different reasons why a person chooses the church they go to, it could be theology or they go the other way and enjoy the worship{ musical instraments and singing} just to name two.
who says all Christian churches are segregated? do you have a break down ... ?
Has much changed over the past half-century? Racial Segregation in Churches - Diverse Church
"Martin Luther King ... the most segregated hour of Christian America is 11 o'clock on Sunday morning …". He repeated this statement on March 31, 1968, while preaching at the National Cathedral in DC. Most remember what happened 4 days later ...
And how are they segregated? You only say they are segregated but not how?
You're asking why it matters and then question how are they segregated. Sounds like you already know how they're segregated.
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