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In all my bitching about the Warren selection(and not just because A Purpose-Driven life was one of the books I've puked on with little regret) I think I discovered that, at least temporarily, I'm out of the God business.I don't think I'm back to being a smarty-pants atheist, because I definitely don't feel like I've got it all figured out or anything, but I have tried a lot of spiritual practice looking for that whole "Something Bigger Than Myself," thing and I guess I'm secular, and concerned about secular things. There have been times where I have been sure Something Bigger placed a relationship in my path, only to find that the relationship is just as complicated as the friendships I made for myself. And when I look at this nation, and what it needs, another showboating pastor is about at 1 billion. Why didn't Obama just pick some preacher from New Hampshire or something?
But then they don't have invocations for people like me, anyway, obviously.
And I suppose I'm in a prime position to think fathers just disappoint you anyway. But I have to be honest about the fact that if somebody mentions their church too much, I'm tempted to start taking points from their IQ score. I know it's wrong, intellectually, and I know my perspective is skewed from meeting every Jesus Freak and Krazy Katholic off their meds in this area, but I just don't get it.
I don't do that to my friends, because I like y'all and know you aren't going to invite me to handle snakes or anything. But with new people, definitely.
But then they don't have invocations for people like me, anyway, obviously.
And I suppose I'm in a prime position to think fathers just disappoint you anyway. But I have to be honest about the fact that if somebody mentions their church too much, I'm tempted to start taking points from their IQ score. I know it's wrong, intellectually, and I know my perspective is skewed from meeting every Jesus Freak and Krazy Katholic off their meds in this area, but I just don't get it.
I don't do that to my friends, because I like y'all and know you aren't going to invite me to handle snakes or anything. But with new people, definitely.