UNCHARACTERISTIC PHILOSOPHICAL JOURNAL ENTRY AHEAD...
As I was on my way out tonight I was approached by two strange guys wearing dark suits , ties , and trench coats . My first reaction was probably the same as any of yours would be..."AHHHH!!!! The Men In Black have finally found me!!!! I've gotta' get out of here!!!!!!!!" The taller of the two smiled and spoke to me . "Good Evening" he said . My first reaction to that was probably the same as any of your would be..."HOLY SHIT!!!!! He's not with the Men In Black , he's Dracula!!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!! UNDEAD!!!! UNDEAD!!!!" . Only they weren't vampires OR a top secret government agency that polices extraterrestrials on Earth . They were something far more frightening . Missionaries .
As I was scraping away the crust of ice and snow from my car , I decided I would just try to be courteous to them and hope that they would leave me alone . "How's it going" I replied , and continued my toils . The fact that I actually spoke back to them and didn't ignore them seemed to encourage them . The chatty taller guy paused and then said " We're from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , have you ever spoken with any of our missionaries before ? " Now realizing that I'd pretty much set myself up for a religious lecture , I scraped faster and said "No. I don't think so . " The eerie clean cut , wide eyed pair reached in their pockets and I prayed that they were going to pull out a gun and mug me . No such luck . It was newsletters and pamphlets . "I see that you're getting ready to head out , so we'll only take a few minutes of your time..." I decided that I should probably defuse this little God-bomb right then and there . Again , despite what impression that you may get from my sarcastic and apathetic journal entries , I am a generally friendly and decent human being . I replied " Uhhh...I don't mean to be rude or anything , but I'm really not interested . " The tall guy paused and kind of just stared at me for a few seconds . I thought " Oh shit . I cut the wrong wire . This God-bomb's gonna blow!!!!! TAKE COVER!!!!!! "
Chatty : "Oh , alright . Uhhhm...do you know anybody else in this neighborhood who would like to hear the word of God ? "
Me : " Oh . Well...I don't really know that many people in the area . Sorry . "
Chatty : " Okay . Well have a nice evening . "
Me : " Thanks . You too . "
We then parted ways . So am I an evil godless heathen ? I don't know , maybe . Over the years I have discovered that most REALLY religious people don't understand MY personal philosophy . ALL religions are good .
Yeah . Jesus is cool , so's Bhudda , Allah , and Shiva . The Jewish faith has just as much merit as the Christian faith . EVERY single religion that has EVER existed has both good and bad points . I don't choose to subscribe to just one faith , because I don't think that just one of them is the ONE true faith . Then there are all of these hypocritical bastards that say " I am a good person because I go to church EVERY Sunday . I put money in the collection plate and I sing along with all of the hymns . " Then they go out and treat people like shit Monday through Saturday . Fuck all that . I choose to live my life in the best way I can . I try to treat everybody with as much respect as I feel that they deserve . The world is my church , and every god is my god . PERIOD . Don't try to push your opinions and beliefs on me , despite whether or not your intentions are good . If I CHOOSE to seek out one specific faith , there are churches on every block of every town that I've ever lived in .
So there you have it folks . TinfoilHalo's personal religious philosophy . Hmmmmm...maybe I should start my own church . The Church Of EVERYBODY . It'll be great . I'll borrow the whole Baptist philosophy of partying in the name of God , the Roman's idea that drinking a lot of wine would impress their God Bacchus(sp?) , the Bhuddist's desire to live in peace with every living thing on the planet , and the Hindu belief that if you don't quite get your life right the first time ...you get ANOTHER chance . People might actually show up for church then .
As I was on my way out tonight I was approached by two strange guys wearing dark suits , ties , and trench coats . My first reaction was probably the same as any of yours would be..."AHHHH!!!! The Men In Black have finally found me!!!! I've gotta' get out of here!!!!!!!!" The taller of the two smiled and spoke to me . "Good Evening" he said . My first reaction to that was probably the same as any of your would be..."HOLY SHIT!!!!! He's not with the Men In Black , he's Dracula!!!!! AHHHHHHHH!!!!!! UNDEAD!!!! UNDEAD!!!!" . Only they weren't vampires OR a top secret government agency that polices extraterrestrials on Earth . They were something far more frightening . Missionaries .
As I was scraping away the crust of ice and snow from my car , I decided I would just try to be courteous to them and hope that they would leave me alone . "How's it going" I replied , and continued my toils . The fact that I actually spoke back to them and didn't ignore them seemed to encourage them . The chatty taller guy paused and then said " We're from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints , have you ever spoken with any of our missionaries before ? " Now realizing that I'd pretty much set myself up for a religious lecture , I scraped faster and said "No. I don't think so . " The eerie clean cut , wide eyed pair reached in their pockets and I prayed that they were going to pull out a gun and mug me . No such luck . It was newsletters and pamphlets . "I see that you're getting ready to head out , so we'll only take a few minutes of your time..." I decided that I should probably defuse this little God-bomb right then and there . Again , despite what impression that you may get from my sarcastic and apathetic journal entries , I am a generally friendly and decent human being . I replied " Uhhh...I don't mean to be rude or anything , but I'm really not interested . " The tall guy paused and kind of just stared at me for a few seconds . I thought " Oh shit . I cut the wrong wire . This God-bomb's gonna blow!!!!! TAKE COVER!!!!!! "
Chatty : "Oh , alright . Uhhhm...do you know anybody else in this neighborhood who would like to hear the word of God ? "
Me : " Oh . Well...I don't really know that many people in the area . Sorry . "
Chatty : " Okay . Well have a nice evening . "
Me : " Thanks . You too . "
We then parted ways . So am I an evil godless heathen ? I don't know , maybe . Over the years I have discovered that most REALLY religious people don't understand MY personal philosophy . ALL religions are good .
Yeah . Jesus is cool , so's Bhudda , Allah , and Shiva . The Jewish faith has just as much merit as the Christian faith . EVERY single religion that has EVER existed has both good and bad points . I don't choose to subscribe to just one faith , because I don't think that just one of them is the ONE true faith . Then there are all of these hypocritical bastards that say " I am a good person because I go to church EVERY Sunday . I put money in the collection plate and I sing along with all of the hymns . " Then they go out and treat people like shit Monday through Saturday . Fuck all that . I choose to live my life in the best way I can . I try to treat everybody with as much respect as I feel that they deserve . The world is my church , and every god is my god . PERIOD . Don't try to push your opinions and beliefs on me , despite whether or not your intentions are good . If I CHOOSE to seek out one specific faith , there are churches on every block of every town that I've ever lived in .
So there you have it folks . TinfoilHalo's personal religious philosophy . Hmmmmm...maybe I should start my own church . The Church Of EVERYBODY . It'll be great . I'll borrow the whole Baptist philosophy of partying in the name of God , the Roman's idea that drinking a lot of wine would impress their God Bacchus(sp?) , the Bhuddist's desire to live in peace with every living thing on the planet , and the Hindu belief that if you don't quite get your life right the first time ...you get ANOTHER chance . People might actually show up for church then .
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