50 Fun Things for Non-Christians
to do in Church
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Pull aside an unruly child in a preschool
Sunday School class and say: "If you're bad in here, you'll go to
Hell."
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A week beforehand, find a member of ACT-UP.
Tell him the scheduled sermon is entitled "Why God Sent AIDS to Punish
Homosexuals".
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Put stray dogs in coat
closets.
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Un-tune the piano.
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Replace the pianist's sheet music with
"Stairway to Heaven".
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Going through all the hymnals, mark song
666.
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Find an empty seat, and ask the person
next to it: "Is this seat SAVED?"
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Toss around a giant beach ball before service,
like at Grateful Dead concerts.
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Ten minutes before it starts, find a kid
in the front rows, hand him a dollar, and tell him to ask the preacher: "Would
you rather be stoned or crucified?"
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Hide copies of Hustler inside the pulpit.
Point them out.
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Start a wave.
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Do cool things with the
lighting.
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When attendance is taken, sign on fake
names like "Hugh G. Rection" and "Oliver Klozoff".
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Wear an ankh or a new-age crystal
pendant.
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When the choir sings, roll your eyes and
grumble: "Oh, Christ! Are they gonna do another SONG?"
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Make up your own words to the
songs.
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Twenty minutes into the service, look at
your watch, stand up, and say: "Oh shit. This isn't the wedding!" Run out
quickly.
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Eat dry Cap'n Crunch through the entire
service.
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If there is a crying baby, go over and
tell the mother: "IF YOU DON'T SHUT THAT GODDAMN THING UP SO HELP ME GOD
I'LL KILL IT!!!"
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Dress all in black, or in
camo.
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Pierce the body of a tiny animal with
stainless-steel wire. Wear it in your ear as jewelry. If you are male, wear
two. Change sets for the evening service.
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If it is an Easter service, wear a pastel
jacket, tie, and matching shorts. If you are male, wear a floral-print dress
instead.
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At a church dinner, scoop up a forkful
of mashed potatoes. Announce that you can see an image of
Jesus.
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Place blocks of dry ice near the air ducts.
Take off your shoes and socks.
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Hide near the baptismal pool with a block
of sodium. At the first mention of "fire and brimstone", throw it
in.
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Inflate balloons, then send them
off.
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Mark places in the Bible or hymnal with
religious-themed Far Side cartoons.
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Turn in the Bible to the Ten Commandments
(Exodus 20: 3-17). Draw in asterisks and write exceptions at the bottom of
the page.
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Make the sun reflect off your watch into
the preacher's face.
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Make calls to 900 numbers on the phone
in the kitchen.
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During the service, play with plastic
dinosaurs. If someone asks what you're doing, tell them: "These are dinosaurs.
They ruled the earth over 65 million years ago."
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Discreetly position a number of bottle
rockets on the floor. Discreetly light them.
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Snicker every time the preacher talks about
someone being stoned, especially Stephen.
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Dip communion wafers in communion wine.
Eat it and exaggerate on how good it is.
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When they pass around the collection plate,
drop in a piece of paper with Pat Robertson's MasterCard
number.
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Turn to your neighbor, whisper: "Do this
in remembrance of me," and lick them.
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Fart, and have a friend shout: "Hark! An
angel has spoken!"
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Blow bubbles.
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Fake a possession.
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Distribute condoms.
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Speak in tongues.
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Ask where the nearest ashtray
is.
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Drool in the collection
plate.
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Ask someone what they think about the Book
of Peleponnesians. After they tell you, inform them that there is no Book
of Peleponnesians.
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After a Catholic service, stand outside
and tell Polish jokes. When someone points out that Pope John Paul II came
from Poland, act embarrassed.
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Show unusual interest in any reference
to the word "Ministry".
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At a church supper, bring a casserole with
a ring or piece of a wristwatch embedded inside.
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Overnight, have the stained-glass windows
replaced with new ones depicting comical, erotic, or death-related imagery.
Send the bill to the pastor.
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Write on the bathroom wall: "The eyes of
the LORD are upon you!!!"
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Spread the word that there'll be a rave
party at the address of the church next Saturday at midnight.
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