Some people can justify anything in the name of god. Christians give Christianity a bad name. I believe in god, but to me god is not some guy in the sky whispering kill the abortionist. That wouldn't be very godly, now would it? Nonetheless even some Xtians may find a meaningful spiritual path. But that requires thought, and not buying kit and kaboodle a ready made set of values and rules.
I keep thinking how easy and simple and gratifying it would be to join a church, accept JC as my personal savior so I would have a ready made social group and unite in hatred against anyone who isn't like me. And all my decisions would be made. I'd know how to treat my husband and kids, my place as a woman, what to wear, and say and think and how to vote. I could tithe, people would bring me casseroles when I'm sick, I'd have something to do on Sundays and Wednesday evenings. When I felt down I could pass out tracts and be obnoxious, and if people weren't nice to me as I tried to force my religion down their throats, I could say,"Praise God, Brother" and feel holy because:
"If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you... If ye were of the world, the world would love his own, but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you."
And if I were still confused, I could go to www.bible.com and they would help me find out why: masturbation, Pokemon, Tinky Winky, T-shirts with sayings, body-piercing, UFO's, smoking and halloween are bad and sinful.
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The problem is, I just can't even fake that I believe. |
