ATTENTION: ALL PASTORS,re HANDHOLDING AT CHURCH

Asking the parishioners to randomly hold hands with the person next to them is out-dated! Its NOT edifying to anybody but you . It makes people uncomfortable & forces a "interaction" that can have negative consequences. The person next to you may not want to hold your hand,or vice-versa,and so what's the benefit? Most people will "obey" the pastor,but don't enjoy it & get nothing from it. A few may simply disobey and hurt another person's feelings. Others obey but then quickly wipe their hands on their shirt afterwards,again causing negative feelings.My take is that the ONLY PERSON who feels good about the whole church hilding hands is the pastor giving the command.