Babies at Church?

scout59
Tue, 25 Nov 2014 14:24:41 +0000

KKmama - I just wanted to say that I love your stories! Your parishioners are lucky to have a pastor/minister of such warmth and understanding.

In my own church, babies are allowed and fairly well tolerated (I say “fairly well” because I have seen some in the pews give very disapproving looks to crying babies and squirmy toddlers.) I understand that there are times when noisy children can be distracting, but it’s also distracting when some of the elderly in the pews whisper too loudly. Should we send them out, too? (Probably not - they’re the ones who pledge…)

I guess I’m in the camp of “let the little kids stay.” Otherwise, how will they learn to behave? Besides, I do like to think that God loves to see them there.