I was raised as a Methodist, although I'm a non-believer now. I remember asking our minister about why we had to go to church and what was so special about it. I'm aware what some people believe about religions, but we were encouraged to ask questions, and the minister didn't always have answers. On this issue, though, he did, even if this is me paraphrasing what he said some 40-ish years ago.

We don't need to be anywhere in particular to worship God. God made everything, so everywhere is his. Churches are just places where people can worship together, and are dedicated to that purpose. It's funny, but I just looked for my old church's website, and right there on the main page, it said "We know God can be found anywhere, but we feel closer here.

Nobody was killed there. It's where my parents were married, where I was baptized and went to Sunday School, ate meals with people in my community, saw quite a few Christmas pageants, and sang. I have nothing but good memories of that building.

Lots of bad things have happened in people's homes, but we still appreciate those, too.