I enjoy going to my church. It's a warm, friendly welcoming place, plus I get a lot of hugs there😊.
A few things strike me as nonsensical. 1) Everyone is handed a bulletin with an outline, the songs and readings all written out. I understand that we need the songs...but, why on earth is everyone reading the readings out of the bulletin instead of watching the live, in-person speaker? It makes sense, to little ol autistic me, to watch the speakers and the preacher instead of reading it along with them. I don't get it and it bothers me.
2) There are "attendance cards", I kid you not, which ask for your name, are you a member, will you be receiving communion????? Um, like, why do they need that information? The ushers do a headcount and I'm sure God knows if I'm there or not. I refuse to fill out cards. It makes no sense and I'm not in school or needing an attendance record.
3) In a similar, kinda, vein, I refuse to put my weekly offering in an envelope with my name printed on it. Granted, some people may need that for tax purposes but I certainly do not. No one needs to know how much I tith but me. I'm an anonymous donor, thank you very much.
4) This item doesn't apply only at church. I abhor coat racks. Seriously? Coats are left unattended and out-of-line-of-sight and no one is concerned that their pockets will be rifled through or stolen? Maybe this is my "autistic and more attached to personal belongings than humans" thingy, but it creeps me out. It is not a requirement that I leave my coat. No one bugs me if I wear or carry it in. My coat does not leave me side as all its pockets contain goodies and important stuff, bottled water, gum, wintergreens, emergency inhaler, emer. anti-anxiety meds, important notes, keys, snacks, all kinds of items I want near me and unpilfered.
Anyway, I had to get that off my chest...the four biggest, oddest things this AspieGirl just doesn't understand. 😊
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