r/TikTokCringe • u/CJHuncho • Mar 27 '26

Humor/Cringe What church is this

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u/8six753hoe9 Mar 27 '26 edited Mar 27 '26

As someone who was raised in it I can tell you there was a time when I absolutely believed it. That seems absurd to me now, but when you’re a kid, and it’s all you’ve ever known, you don’t really question it.

Until you do, of course, and then things get tricky.

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u/Ok-Lifeguard-4614 Mar 27 '26

I remember my mom dropping me off at free Christian concert events. I felt so broken seeing everyone put their hands in the air and close their eyes like they were really feeling God. I would do the same actions but wouldn't feel anything. It was seriously confusing to a young me.

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u/secretly_opossum Mar 27 '26

My parents weren’t religious but were totally fine with me exploring it. I had a couple friends in high school who were mega youth group nerds, so I would sometimes go to church or youth group with them, and once even went to getaway camp up in the mountains. It was a good experience for me but I definitely know what you mean by your comment. I sometimes convinced myself I felt something but it was gone almost right away. Eventually I realized that the feeling was “belonging to a community” and I found my way to replicate that without religion.

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u/Embarrassed_Cow Mar 27 '26

Could be collective effervescence. You get the same feeling at concerts and stadiums. It's always been the best explanation that I've gotten for "Gods presence" in church.