I'll  still , of course, occasionally attend a family function like a wedding, funeral, etc at a- here in ye olden days of RIA would come a few unhelpfuls- Catholic church, since about 3/4 of my extended family, and all of the immediate, are Catholics. But it's not a good place to meet women, for one thing, the services tend to be 45 minutes to an hour and not an all day affair like other churches, where you bring a bed, food, three books, etc, and have plenty of time to be a 'playa' if  you're so inclined. I probably shouldn't have mentioned that my first name is Stephen a while ago, because the name has stone him to death connotations.

At least you know where the individuals stand as far as their belief system goes.  Not necessarily a GREAT opportunity ~  since, in worship, you should really NOT be looking around for WHO is single.  A church singles group?  Probably a good bet ~ not really sure, as I have never done that.  I can see how that would work out though.

As immortalized by the Eddie Murphy character in Coming to America, there's good clean girls in church...

Only good if meeting someone with similar values means anything to you, or if you are looking for a person you can conect with spiritually. Then again, if you wan't to base it on something more shallow that's cool too.

I don't know. I've seen cute God-chicks. . .but while I was in grad school I didn't have the time to invest 6 months in a relationship only to deal with obligatory refusals of sexual advances.

A great way of meeting someone similar to you in one of the essential ways. If you are a secular humanist (like me) try something like a Unitarian church. It's a better idea than you might think at first blush.

Hey Rick, let's cruise on by the nearest place of worship to score with some chicks!. Yes! Right on! Woohoo!. Seriously though this is a place for paying homage to deities not indulging in sinful earthly desires.

My friend and I tried this once.(When I was younger, My brother and mom forced me to go to Church. I hated it with a passion.) Unfortunatley, Every guy that went to that church I've ever met is a egocentric, bigoted, uneducated, dictator-type, enforcing, loud, Abercrombie-And-Fitch wearing, pot smoking, stained smiling, babbling, insignificant, intolerant, idotic, hyper sensitive, overbearing, cold,snobby,heartless creep! In the midst of conversation with them, I always made an excuse then ran off. One time, I was with a kid with braces. Thought he was a nice boy until later on, He kept running off and then threw a fit at me for not staying put. Most of them at the church I used to go to just sat, loaded up on beer, talking about the latest football game or why women aren't in their place anymore as they so put it. Really, Christian teens as a group piss me off because they're a bunch of repressed jerks waiting like time bombs who hate everyone who isn't like them. I've had so much bad expierence with Catholic boys that I finally starting dating a Chinese buddhist who I am happily with at the moment and do not intend to dump. Sorry for the rant.

This is probably as bad as meeting people at work. You see the same people every week for the most part and if a relationship goes bad you still have to see them again and again.

A 5 if your values include meeting someone of similar faith as you, a 1 if not. I've known a few people who met their significant other through their church, and they seem happy together.