Facebook, History and Jesus
So growing up my family was "churchy" - not that my Dad didn't cuss up a storm and love a good dick or fart joke. But anyway.
We went to church at least 4 times a week, twice on sunday, wednesday prayer meeting and thursday to clean and take care of the building. I personally opened the doors and cleaned up after more than 100 weddings - pretty much every saturday it seemed.
So other than being a dirt-poor trailer-park kid, a geek and fat I was also a "church kid" - so I caught a little extra shit now and again because my parents didn't drink, dance, gamble, etc. etc. - typical mean kid stuff.
So, I decide maybe I'll join Facebook and see if any of my high-school class-mates (not so much friends) are on there and how they're doing. Out of the first 10 all but one or two have "I love jesus" on their profile page. I have no issue with how anyone approaches deity, which manifestation of deity they most identify with or if they want to kill me for thinking that there is more than one manifestation of deity. My personal approach changes like the weather - there's nothing wrong with Jesus - if I could live up to the reported story of his life (even if it's not true) I would be a much better person.
What kills me is that these same kids that rode my ass for not being able to do after-school stuff on Wednesday and Thursday because of church are now flying the church/jesus flag.
The second Weird thing is that I caught shit for going to the local community college (it worked out for me - kiss my ass thank you very much) and not going away to a big State school. I got accepted at Central Michigan for electrical engineering and communications/production (recording). I chickened out and went to Lake Michigan College (Last Minute College). So while scrolling through profiles over half of the "rich" kids that I knew that wore their "State" sweatshirts and had parents with "parent of future blah blah Alumnus" bumper stickers don't list a college and are working/living 30 minutes from where we all grew up. Some have cool jobs, some not so much but whatever works for them.
So, do I have this almost anti-established-religion-but-spiritual vibe because of being so churched as a kid and all my class-mates the opposite? Was it something in the water? Was it my stellar example of being poor, humble and churchy?
More importantly why do I care about high-school people that I really didn't like that much 20 years ago?
I should just stick to using the Internet for its intended purpose - Porn.
We went to church at least 4 times a week, twice on sunday, wednesday prayer meeting and thursday to clean and take care of the building. I personally opened the doors and cleaned up after more than 100 weddings - pretty much every saturday it seemed.
So other than being a dirt-poor trailer-park kid, a geek and fat I was also a "church kid" - so I caught a little extra shit now and again because my parents didn't drink, dance, gamble, etc. etc. - typical mean kid stuff.
So, I decide maybe I'll join Facebook and see if any of my high-school class-mates (not so much friends) are on there and how they're doing. Out of the first 10 all but one or two have "I love jesus" on their profile page. I have no issue with how anyone approaches deity, which manifestation of deity they most identify with or if they want to kill me for thinking that there is more than one manifestation of deity. My personal approach changes like the weather - there's nothing wrong with Jesus - if I could live up to the reported story of his life (even if it's not true) I would be a much better person.
What kills me is that these same kids that rode my ass for not being able to do after-school stuff on Wednesday and Thursday because of church are now flying the church/jesus flag.
The second Weird thing is that I caught shit for going to the local community college (it worked out for me - kiss my ass thank you very much) and not going away to a big State school. I got accepted at Central Michigan for electrical engineering and communications/production (recording). I chickened out and went to Lake Michigan College (Last Minute College). So while scrolling through profiles over half of the "rich" kids that I knew that wore their "State" sweatshirts and had parents with "parent of future blah blah Alumnus" bumper stickers don't list a college and are working/living 30 minutes from where we all grew up. Some have cool jobs, some not so much but whatever works for them.
So, do I have this almost anti-established-religion-but-spiritual vibe because of being so churched as a kid and all my class-mates the opposite? Was it something in the water? Was it my stellar example of being poor, humble and churchy?
More importantly why do I care about high-school people that I really didn't like that much 20 years ago?
I should just stick to using the Internet for its intended purpose - Porn.