The Man - Part 1: Christianity
[Edit: Disclaimer: Any christians reading this - don't. Stop here. I'm done in life debating religion. My ideas are mine only, and I fully respect any of your ideas. Hell, even if you are Muslim and think all infidels should die, as long as your actions don't break any laws, that's your kuliana.]
This is one of a few Wally inspired posts about the man. Wally asked me when I started disliking the man, and I have to say, it certainly started with the Catholic church. I think spirituality is an important trait (which I lack). And I'd have to say my expression of spirituality would be an appreciation for this wonderful game we call life, the stuggle against your own humanity, and doing your best to help and love the people around you.
Me and the Catholic church ain't on target at all. The sermons on giving them money. The ritualistic sit, stand, neil, sit, neil, stand, sit. The singing hymns while holding up pieces of bread, otherwise known as the body of christ. The constant guilt. I spent most of my teens trying not to masturbate and the rest of the time feeling bad about masturbating. Don't get me started on no sex before marriage or even the idea of marriage. And then there is this focus on getting into heaven. Like this made up idea is somehow more important than the blessing of life itself. Hand in hand with that is the rapture, end of the world idea. Scaring people into religion with this fantastical thinking is wrong in many, many ways, and my father wisely commented that the world actually ends for a different person each day. Complaints stated, I have to confess, the guilt, and heaven are residual ideas that are firmly rooted in the background of my motives in life.
Well you heard my idea on spirituality. The man's idea has something to do with giving them money to get into heaven, doing the things they tell you to do with your life, and if you slip up somewhere, it's guilt time. I should take a moment to acknowledge that there are many good things that come from christianity, such as close nit communities built on helping each other, and probably some others that escape me at the moment, but in my book, even if you can come up with many more things, my grievances are inexcusable to me. I'll also allow that there may be a christian church that is more aligned with the ideas i have on spirituality. Although skeptical, if you do find for me this theoretical church, i'll just say that this church is clearly an establishment built on breaking down the man.
I firmly believe that if I'd have stuck with christianity, my spirituality would be forever ruined. But i would say, that it was the first thing that the man targetted. Luckily, it didn't take long for me to rebel in my early teens, but unfortunately, left to my own, I went in the wrong direction, and chose atheism. Well, now, I'm working on a new direction and not completely sure where it is headed.
The Man - 0 Rob - 1
BTW, I originally intended to make this a single post, but it looks like this will be a weekly edition.
[Edit: Disclaimer: Any christians reading this - don't. Stop here. I'm done in life debating religion. My ideas are mine only, and I fully respect any of your ideas. Hell, even if you are Muslim and think all infidels should die, as long as your actions don't break any laws, that's your kuliana.]
This is one of a few Wally inspired posts about the man. Wally asked me when I started disliking the man, and I have to say, it certainly started with the Catholic church. I think spirituality is an important trait (which I lack). And I'd have to say my expression of spirituality would be an appreciation for this wonderful game we call life, the stuggle against your own humanity, and doing your best to help and love the people around you.
Me and the Catholic church ain't on target at all. The sermons on giving them money. The ritualistic sit, stand, neil, sit, neil, stand, sit. The singing hymns while holding up pieces of bread, otherwise known as the body of christ. The constant guilt. I spent most of my teens trying not to masturbate and the rest of the time feeling bad about masturbating. Don't get me started on no sex before marriage or even the idea of marriage. And then there is this focus on getting into heaven. Like this made up idea is somehow more important than the blessing of life itself. Hand in hand with that is the rapture, end of the world idea. Scaring people into religion with this fantastical thinking is wrong in many, many ways, and my father wisely commented that the world actually ends for a different person each day. Complaints stated, I have to confess, the guilt, and heaven are residual ideas that are firmly rooted in the background of my motives in life.
Well you heard my idea on spirituality. The man's idea has something to do with giving them money to get into heaven, doing the things they tell you to do with your life, and if you slip up somewhere, it's guilt time. I should take a moment to acknowledge that there are many good things that come from christianity, such as close nit communities built on helping each other, and probably some others that escape me at the moment, but in my book, even if you can come up with many more things, my grievances are inexcusable to me. I'll also allow that there may be a christian church that is more aligned with the ideas i have on spirituality. Although skeptical, if you do find for me this theoretical church, i'll just say that this church is clearly an establishment built on breaking down the man.
I firmly believe that if I'd have stuck with christianity, my spirituality would be forever ruined. But i would say, that it was the first thing that the man targetted. Luckily, it didn't take long for me to rebel in my early teens, but unfortunately, left to my own, I went in the wrong direction, and chose atheism. Well, now, I'm working on a new direction and not completely sure where it is headed.
The Man - 0 Rob - 1
BTW, I originally intended to make this a single post, but it looks like this will be a weekly edition.
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