I don’t think I ever ran into that when I was younger. Meeting in houses is the original way Christians met, so I think it would be weird to complain about it. I found it pretty common for people to make fun of the opposite. If you’re spending your church money on a big fancy building, does that really show your dedication to church teachings like charity*?
Also, people might accuse a really small church group of being culty, but a small church group with a big fancy building feels much cultier than the same group meeting in a house.
I was only really exposed to Evangelical Christianity so it’s possible this is very different among other groups like Catholics.
* Churches typically justify this in terms of practicality (more spaces to work with) and marketing evangelism.
I don’t think I ever ran into that when I was younger. Meeting in houses is the original way Christians met, so I think it would be weird to complain about it. I found it pretty common for people to make fun of the opposite. If you’re spending your church money on a big fancy building, does that really show your dedication to church teachings like charity*?
Also, people might accuse a really small church group of being culty, but a small church group with a big fancy building feels much cultier than the same group meeting in a house.
I was only really exposed to Evangelical Christianity so it’s possible this is very different among other groups like Catholics.
* Churches typically justify this in terms of practicality (more spaces to work with) and
marketingevangelism.