I have been to Christian churches of all different denominations, including a Mormon church (which ironically had a black president, but I won't go there), and while I will admit that there are differences in the things that particular churches do outside of the main Sunday service, in my opinion these things are merely a formality and are adhered to purely for the sake of it and not because the church could not otherwise function like any other church, regardless of its denomination or lack thereof. If there is any evidence of this, it is perhaps the fact that pretty much every church that I have attended has had the same or similar messages and talked about similar things during the Sunday service, and really the only difference was in things that they did either during or outside of the service that perhaps a different denomination may or may not do in the same respect. But like I said, when you take away the extras, I believe you will find that all Christian churches are more or less exactly the same. Moreover, I feel as if any Christian of a particular denomination would have to be pretty conservative and stubborn to say they are attending a particular church solely because it does certain things that another denomination does not do, when the differences are often too subtle to be taken incredibly seriously. I feel like a non-denominational church understands this sentiment, and therefore they act as a middle man and provide a gray area for those who are neutral and don't want to seem biased to a particular denomination. I also feel like they have created a vulnerability in doing this, as they have allowed people not to be partial to a particular denomination, whereas in the past this may not have been possible. Still, the fact that there exists a non-denominational church is in my opinion an attempt to bring forth the concept of people forming their own opinions as opposed to having to adhere to societal norms. So basically I just wonder if non-denominational churches exist on behalf of people who don't want to adhere to the rules or concepts of a particular denomination, but who would instead rather be completely free of any of these rules. I feel as if this is a good thing to have available, but I also wonder if the other denominations feel as if it undermines their efforts or makes them seem to "strict" for lack of a better word. Personally I have never felt this way as part of any church except for the Mormon church which I subsequently stopped attending, but like it or not these churches still have a particular concept and a set of rules which non-denominational churches more or less do not have.