I went to church almost every Sunday morning growing up. I honestly think I’ve been to church less from August to now than I have been all my life. I remember during Sunday School last summer they would talk to the seniors and present statistics about students post high school graduation turning their back on their faith.
Why is that?
Because the majority of students are tired of waking up and having to be at school by 8 AM, they’ve scheduled their classes much later in the morning in college. I know we’re partying more than we should, but probably not much more than we did our senior year. I think we’re also sleeping more. I am definitely guilty of sleeping in and skipping some of my earlier classes from time to time, so why can’t I get up and go to church on Sunday morning? And, it’s sad too because there’s a church walking distance from my dorm.
I don’t know about y’all, but I’m excited to go home for Easter. I know I’ll make it this Sunday to church, and it’s definitely somewhere I need to go. Even if you’re not religious, you can probably relate to something you used to do religiously, but stopped doing once you got to college.
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i have to agree with you blair.
ReplyDeletei have been going to church every sunday and every other opportunity that i had. i dont know why, but ever since i've entered my college career, my religious life has slowly been fading away. theres no other way to put it. i think a combination of the college experience and the people around you and your own intuition draws us into the lifestyle of partying, socializing, and hanging out.
I completely agree Blair. My post I just wrote is actually similar to yours in the sense that we have stopped doing certain things since leaving home for college. My priorities seem to have gone from God, Family, School to School,School,School. I'm excited for Easter to see my family and go to church but the reality is that I am returning to SMU the next day. As much as I love my school, I often wonder what it's effects will be in the long run.
ReplyDeleteIt is so funny that you wrote about this topic, because I literally was talking to my friend about this yesterday! My friend and I are both catholic and we never go to church at school. It is so sad because every sunday in high school I would go to mass with my family. I don't know what it is about college but I definitely wish I went more. I am going home for easter though and am very excited to go to mass with my family. It is something that is well overdue. Hope you have a great time at home over the weekend!
ReplyDeleteI am in the same boat as all of the previous posters, when I lived at home I went to church every Sunday and now, since arriving on campus in August, I can count the number of times I've been to church on my hands. It's sad to me that this is the case and I know that I have no one besides myself to blame. One of my goals for sophomore year is to return to my routine of attending church on a weekly basis. Since, come fall, I will no longer be able to blame my lack of attendance on the lifestyle adjustment. And truthfully, I miss it too!
ReplyDeleteI feel like things we used to do religiously at home, that we've stopped doing at college all has to do with being away from the family. Like in highschool I went to church because my family went to church, I never went alone. And then it was a ritual to get brunch afterwards. Also, not going to school from 8 to 4 everyday, you have to manage your time better and sometimes people just lose track of what they did in highschool, which is actually kind of sad. I think as we get older and more adjusted to college we will start doing the things we did in high school, such as attending church, more often.
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