Because it's expected of you.
It is socially unacceptable for members of your chosen denomination not to do the "special movement" when leaving/entering the "special building". Not all denominations or individuals use the practice, but it is generally regarded as sign of reverence to God by those who do practise it.
Catholic AnswerIn a Catholic Church you genuflect anytime that you cross in front of the Blessed Sacrament and before entering and upon leaving a pew. A genuflection is an act of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament which is Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, truly present physically in the tabernacle and/or on the altar.Catholics genuflect to honor the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle. Protestants generally do not have the Blessed Sacrament present in the church so there would be no need to genuflect.
Billy would genuflect whenever he went to church.
It was always the habit of Mr Jones to genuflect when enterning the church.
Catholics genuflect in Church ONLY if the Blessed Sacrament is reserved in the sanctuary. In other words, they are genuflecting to God physically present in the front of their Church. As protestants don't even believe that this is physically possible, despite Our Blessed Lord's repeated assertion in the 6th chapter of St. John's Gospel, then why would they genuflect? You genuflect to God, protestants do not believe that God is in their "churches" so is no need for them to genuflect.
upon entering the church
The syllabication of the word "genuflect" is gen-u-flect.
It is gen-u-flect.
When passing in front of the tabernacle, the proper reverence is to genuflect ( kneel on the right knee momentarilty). This does not occur in procession, but would apply othewise. If the tabernacle is at the sanctuary center, behind the altar, people should genuflect before entering pew; otherwise, they bow.
She genuflected in front of the altar before taking her seat in the pew.
the first
It probably came from church as people are supposed to come to church as they are, as they are cleansed there and not before.
no