Hate to tell ya but, our church, built in 1840 or so, has 2 doors and has
ALWAYS been a Congregational church.  Strangely the left side door is the
one generally used, even by folks who ALWAYS sit on the right side of the
building.  Oh yes, there are 2 entry doors into the vestibule then 2 more
doors into the sanctuary.  Ruth


At 6:07 AM -0400 6/24/10, [log in to unmask] wrote:
The two doors on churches has its origins in the Scotish Presbyterians ;who
hae thier origins in Cromwell ; One do was for wimmin and one do was for
men ;(something about looking into the eyes of the woman before entering
church that had everybody riled up ;
You won't find this with the episcopaliens or the Catholics ;nor at temple
or the Mosque;it was just the presbyters who got caught looking and decided
they better do something about it .
I think I understand this ; the church I am working on has a bridge and
decking ; behind the plywood  is the portajohn ;  sometimes I think people
pray in there ;and its not unusual to witness grim looks from those
entering and exiting it  ; so  having two doors ( with two portajohns )
makes perfect sence   /Py  ;

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Ruth Barton
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Dummerston, VT

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