Why are the pews at church so uncomfortable? There is a gaggle of men in my ward whose bad backs won't allow them to sit thru sacrament meeting. Couldn't the pews be designed so that they are comfortable?
I don't know, but I think that cost is a major consideration.
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Pews are generally more comfortable than the lousy folding chairs or plastic stacking chairs...
I vote for it being a cultural thing that has been passed down to us by the puritan colonists... cuz, we're sinners and don't need to feel comfortable when being lectured to about the burning in hell we'll be sentenced to if don't repent.
Actually, the pews in our chapel are padded, seat and back. They aren't terribly bad. My teenaged autistic son sleeps on them every Sunday, as well as a number of pre-nursery toddlers. It probably depends on the quality that is supplied by the local vendor the Church procures it through when building a new chapel.
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
In our ward only the seats are padded. They get a bit uncomfortable after a half hour or so. I was auditing one of the branches last sunday and they used the nice padded folding chairs that I've only ever seen in relief society. It was so much nicer sitting in those.
Some day maybe there will be pews that have built in massagers! For now, I just wish there were at least a few pews and/or chairs that had arm rests. I feel bad for those who have a hard time going from standing to sitting or vice versa. I watch an older lady in our ward, about 80, struggle to sit and stand. With a better design, it would be easier for her.
most of the seats are padded in our neck of the woods... they lend themselves to paying attention.
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It's too bad that they don't make pews with gates closing them off. Our toddler loves to run about during sacrament meeting. And one of his favorite places to go is the stand.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
BTW, I do realize that in practice pews with gates would be a bad idea. But I can dream, can't I?
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
There was a time when the church tried putting a soundproof glass wall between the chapel and overflow in some buildings. The idea was that you could take your children there. Quite frankly I'm grateful they don't do that sort of thing anymore. I think it sends the wrong message. Children are God's gift to us all... even if they're a bit noisy, it's worth the inconvenience to have them with us, struggling through the reverence gauntlet with the rest of us.
--Ray
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Euphrasie wrote: I need the kind of pews that go all the way to the ground AND have gates...
Yup, our precious little bundle of joy learned this past Sunday that he can crawl under the pews.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
Euphrasie wrote: I need the kind of pews that go all the way to the ground AND have gates...
Yup, our precious little bundle of joy learned this past Sunday that he can crawl under the pews.
That's the worst especially if the pews aren't full behind or in front of you because then they can run. Those old style pews where they were like boxes at a sporting event would coral them perfectly.
