I had to do something in church besides listen to quasi rock & smile dutifully at my children…

Serious question and then some funny observations. I’ve been in Texas for 30 years now having relocated from the suburbs of Philly. Why don’t people dress up more for church? Wear a suit & tie and a modest dress dammit! Many of the women use this as an excuse to sex it up without being accused of it. If you believe in this stuff, put some more of the correct and deferential efforts into this thing.

For those who are tempted to think these are sacrilegious comments, SETTLE DOWN and read the words I wrote and not the defensive ones in your head. If your faith is strong that revulsion and anger shouldn’t be there and should easily be able to withstand my sophomoric feeble understanding. Those words in your heads are your’s not mine. Words matter.

I like the parts of ALL religions where people help other people regardless of beliefs and don’t try to convince those people or any others that what they believe is correct. Leave that to the agnostics and atheist whose eyes are open and not afraid to question authority and what other’s “teach” us.

 Everyone is agnostic because no one knows (the definition of faith is not knowing, it’s believing) and not knowing is the definition of an agnostic. Ego, fear & desperation drives a desire to convince others as to the existence of God so you don’t feel alone. You are saving no one except yourself and many times hurting others in those toils. Take your gratitude and give it to your fellow man and not a possible deity. My personal beliefs allow for the possibility. If He/She/It is there, they don’t need it and would want you to give it to other humans struggling. If it soothes you and brings you peace, go for it, just don’t take your self help therapy and try to force it on others as a way to believe it yourself. You are not trying to help others see the light. You are trying to convince yourself you DO see the light. Believe it or don’t, but keep it to yourself. I can’t think of anymore destructive and exclusionary institution than that of the church…even more so than parts of the U.S. Government and Economy. The most hateful and cruel things I’ve personally witnessed in life and read and learned about second hand have come from religious people “speaking for God” filled with self righteous indignation.

More missionary work to help not convert.

Easter = Halloween with an opportunity to sexualize for A LOT of women with short dress and skirts in pastels with exposed bosoms. Instead of costumed characters made hot, it is muted colors made sexy. Are you complaining Robert? NO! Just calling an OBVIOUS spade a spade. No hiding in plain sight anymore sexy Christians On Easter! Cover up ladies! I am NOT puritanical nor misogynistic by a long shot. There is a time and place for most things.

Why do you believe what you believe? If you haven’t asked yourself this then SHAME on you! YOU BELIEVE IT FOR ONE REASON…in some way you were taught to believe it. That’s it. 8 billion humans, 2.2 billion Christians (aren’t you lucky), 3.4 billion have never heard the word Jesus nor been exposed to scripture. YOU believe those people are going to hell. If you don’t believe that, you are NOT Christian. A square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not necessarily a square. YOU don’t get to pick and choose convenient beliefs especially the biggest most important and central one, Jesus died for your sins and you must believe in him to experience salvation, John 3:10. Folks, they baked it into the title of the religion, CHRISTianity.

I believe the vast majority of U.S. Presidents were secretly Atheist who just didn’t want to lose votes.

I think most people are culturally religious and not spiritually religious. I wish more people were more courageous & honest with themselves about this. I wish (not pray) as I take action on wishes if I care enough. I find no use for prayer. If you must, pray while moving your feet. Family, customs & reliving memories while creating new ones is how I see most people experience religion.

BTW, if he died on Friday (Good Friday wasn’t so good) and rose on Sunday, isn’t that 2 days later? If that is 3 days, then I’ve been cheated out of one weekend day for the last almost 51 years or over 52 years if life begins at conception.

Preacher was good at The Loft. FUNNY DUDE! Bread crumb and a fish shirt instead of Abercrombie & Fitch as a kid!

 AND he wore a suit! I didn’t.

I like how so many more of the same people drive nicer and are more patient coming in and out of the church parking lots and then Jekyll and Hyde it once out of visibility of the church.