
Originally Posted by
peasea
Talking smutty about anything is ok by me..........
I was just trying to figure if you had any kind of church-based background. I was (sadly) brought up in a catholic household, went to catholic schools and when I rejected the whole thing I freaked the entire family out. Big time.
I'm happy to say that since then most (if not all) of my siblings (I'm the youngest of six) have seen the light and given the church a miss.
The one thing I'll thank the church for is opening my eyes. Short story:
I used to go to church. There was this guy who took the collection, he was my best mates old man, a pillar of society. On saturday night he would drink and bash not only the kids but his wife as well, then go to church on Sunday, probably for forgiveness. When my mate was old enough he stood up to his dad and told him to lay off his mum. That's staunch! I'll never forget Mark N for that, nor will I ever forget the hypocrisy of it all.
Mark and I went fishing every Sunday after that, instead of wasting time in church. I've always thought that such activities were far more relevant/important than worshiping something intangible, invisible and so seemingly uncaring.
Quality time with the tangible folk I love is the pinnacle of life for me.
Rant over.
Bless you, my son. That parable of yours should have been included in that damnable book I was supposed to have dictated. In fact, your wisdom should replace mostly everything in that book.
GOD.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
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