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    Eating in a conference or church service?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pentecali View Post
    I was at a large convention (held at a convention center) recently and they had a hotdog stand
    A Christian convention? With a hot dog stand?

    I guess that would make sense if it was a TV preacher convention which is more like going to an entertainment show instead of going to church.

    Sol, were people munching on hot dogs and chips while the preacher was preachin?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Farm Truck View Post
    A Christian convention? With a hot dog stand?

    I guess that would make sense if it was a TV preacher convention which is more like going to an entertainment show instead of going to church.

    Sol, were people munching on hot dogs and chips while the preacher was preachin?
    It was in the exhibit hall not in the main sanctuary or even the lobby areas

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    So, people were able to go into the service with their hot dog, drink and chips to enjoy the show?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farm Truck View Post
    So, people were able to go into the service with their hot dog, drink and chips to enjoy the show?
    NO. I just said it was in the exhibit hall not the main sanctuary. There was no show

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    OK. Most convention centers allow eating throughout the entire facility and will not allow those that rent the facility to not allow food and drink to go anywhere in the building... and they put this stuff in their contract which they do to promote concession stand sales which is where they make their largest markup.

    If there was no show, then it must not have been a TV preacher.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farm Truck View Post
    OK. Most convention centers allow eating throughout the entire facility and will not allow those that rent the facility to not allow food and drink to go anywhere in the building... and they put this stuff in their contract which they do to promote concession stand sales which is where they make their largest markup.

    If there was no show, then it must not have been a TV preacher.
    It doesn't have to be a TV preacher to be a really big convention. Some denominations draw thousands to their events, like the ones Pentecali ministers in.

    Did it ever occur to you that you don't know everything about everything?

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    Quote Originally Posted by A.J. View Post
    Did it ever occur to you that you don't know everything about everything?
    No, it didn't.

    Primarily because, if I run across something I don't know about... I can easily research and find people who know all about the subject and I can compare to see which expert is saying what and in a short period of time I can become pretty knowledgeable in almost anything.

    If other people know something about it, I can to.

    I do happen to know that most convention centers allow eating throughout the entire facility and will not allow those that rent the facility to not allow food and drink to go anywhere in the building... and they put this stuff in their contract which they do to promote concession stand sales which is where they make their largest markup.

    This is basic business 1O1 and is easy to learn about.

    Sorry to have ruffled ye feathers over there. I just thought it odd that there would be hot dogs at a gospel meeting, but if they went out and rented a public convention center then that would explain it.

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    He never said he took the food into a service...

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    Quote Originally Posted by curly sue View Post
    He never said he took the food into a service...
    That's what I was asking... if he did.

    The reason I was asking is because this has been some what of a controversy because there have been Christian meetings at public convention centers that were rented for the event and they had concession stands, and under the terms of the rental agreement the event organizers could not tell people they could not eat in the meeting.

    And, some folks that that was not right as it was like taking your KFC happy meal in to your church on Sunday morning and munching away while the service was going.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Farm Truck View Post
    That's what I was asking... if he did.

    The reason I was asking is because this has been some what of a controversy because there have been Christian meetings at public convention centers that were rented for the event and they had concession stands, and under the terms of the rental agreement the event organizers could not tell people they could not eat in the meeting.

    And, some folks that that was not right as it was like taking your KFC happy meal in to your church on Sunday morning and munching away while the service was going.
    It's more a matter of propriety... Most, I say most, people understand that it's not polite to take food into a service, convention center or not.

    That being said, it's better they're there and eating than not there at all, until they learn protocols.

    AND THAT being said, we have people who come into the Sunday morning service with extra large coffee and a bagel or muffin or breakfast sandwich. Personally, I don't approve, but we haven't had anyone who has made any rules against it.

    I believe it's a matter of respect for those around you as well as a matter of reverence of the most high God, who I'm there to worship. I can't focus on him if I'm feeding the flesh. I'd rather go in with an empty belly than eat in the service.

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