Crying babies in church don’t bother me at all. Our church has a nursery where some of the babies go, but others go into church with parents. If they cry, so what? We have a small church that is very family-oriented, and the pastor has a microphone, so, as others have said, it is a sign that the church is growing. In addition, I like babies, having raised a couple of them, and I enjoy seeing and hearing them. Our church is rather like the village daloon is speaking of – where everyone in the church can help hold, feed or quiet a baby or a toddler.
They do bother me in the movies, where I have paid good money to hear the soundtrack, and the movie does not benefit the baby in any way and is not a baby I know personally.
And cell phones in church (and movies) bother me because the owner of the device knows how to set it to vibrate or, better yet, turn it off, but has chosen to place themselves and their business above everyone else.