Of This and Other Worlds

As I said, that first statement came out a little harsh. I belong to a more liberal church, and even the Open Brethren can be a lot stricter than I feel is good for a church- particularly since it affected me and my girlfriend particularly, i.e. a very strong disapproval of even holding hands! And the format of the worship was very alien to me, coming from an Anglican background- the idea of a one hour discussion and Bible readings by the men only followed by an hour of the "actual" service felt deeply odd. Outside the church itself, though, they were pretty warm and friendly, especially on the youth work side of things.