I think that a lot of it is community. It's a feeling of belonging even if it's only surface deep. Those things and the ritual. I think people find the routine/ritual comforting.
We can pick it apart all we want but there is also the need to be able to make the claim of having a certain faith even if they really don't.
When someone asks "What church do you attend?" it's uncomfortable in a lot of places not to have an answer.
We can pick it apart all we want but there is also the need to be able to make the claim of having a certain faith even if they really don't.
When someone asks "What church do you attend?" it's uncomfortable in a lot of places not to have an answer.