MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin

> I'm not anti-religious, or at least I don't consider myself to be. It's just that the
> way they do it here makes me uncomfortable. I don't feel like I belong here at all. I
> think people should keep it to themselves and within the church, not integrate it as
> fact into everyday life at everyone around them. I can't connect with them and a lot
> of it seems like brainwashing the weak willed. Sorry but that is what it seems like.
>
> I'll tell you a story from when I was a kid, 10 or 11. This was the last year or 2 my
> mom made me go to church before giving up and saying OK you can just stay at home. I
> was at some Christian summer camp and one night they brought all the kids to sit
> together and listen to a guy preach a "revival" where they try to "save" people on
> the spot. So I'm listening to the guy and nothing he's saying is applicable to my
> life at all and I'm starting to zone out and think about Nintendo or something.
> Suddenly I hear something and I look over at my friend, one of my best friends at the
> time, and he's got a hand in the air and crying like Tammy Faye. It didn't feel like
> oh I want to feel that way. It felt like I just woke up in the Twilight Zone and he
> was brainwashed. I've never felt so disconnected from someone in my life. Anyway
> that's one of the horrors I recall. Besides that there's just argument after argument
> of the stupidity such as why even send a son, why not pop your head in the sky every
> once in a while, oh yeah that's right the gay faith game that makes no sense but is
> so convenient for a church institution. Why burn kids in hell, why, if he plans
> everything, would he plan for retards and child rape and child murder. I won't
> accept/worship that even if it is all true, and that's the tip of the iceberg.

You need to move a bit north. In Chi-town we follow a few simple rules with religion:

1. Shoot first, let god forgive you later.
2. Church is for weddings and funerals. Baptisms too, but ONLY if your wife says so.

There are probably a few more, but 'ell if I can remember them at the moment. I'll check with my priest the next time I'm at a wedding. You can move into my garage until you find a place to stay. I won't charge rent, but you'll have to watch my kid every Thursday.