I think the difference is twofold: You want the kids and parents immersed in the worship and there’s no lengthy teaching part. Catholics have so many kids you can’t fit all the loud ones in a side room. Half the Church would be empty, with nothing but stern old ladies remaining.
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Depends on the church, IMO. My Protestant one is used to it and is just kind of their thing.
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That’s nuts. Churches desperately need more young families, not fewer.
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Depends on the church. My Missouri Lutheran church loves kids in the service. Keep the good fight. It is totally worth it when they say the Our Father or the Creed for the first time or at Easter, "He risen indeed! Yay!"
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Mostly my meaning is that we don’t have a side room at all for kids. Every church I’ve attended has a side room with a viewing screen of the service for loud kids and the expectation that they be removed.
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“Catholics have so many kids.....” probably the lack of contraception.

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I co-pastored a church where we welcomed all the children into our fellowship. Almost every Sunday I had to speak above the cries and whimpers of babies. I was glad to do so because many churches don’t have the luxury of kids.
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This is so true. It’s a sign of growth and health.
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