hmmm...
alright, so we just got out of a hall meeting. They just told us about bathroom duty and made sure we knew finals were coming up and that we had to check out and clean our rooms.
but right before we all left this lady (she's our new RA 'cause Karen whom I love left for N. Carolina) stopped us to tell us all something. She said she had some words of wisdom she wished she had been told as a teen.
Well I was sitting there thinking that she would actually tell us something that I would need/want to hear, but she started talking about God and how if we put him first we could get through any obstacle and move mountains etc. etc.
Alright. Well, I'm catholic and have been raised catholic, but for some reasonly I just felt offended that she was using her position here to keep us there to preach to us. I am a firm believer in the seperation of church and state, and even though it's after school hours it's still school kinda..right? I don't know, I'm just kinda confused because on one hand I was not happy at all that she didn't even take into consideration any other views or religions or that someone might not have the same beliefs as her or want to stand there politely and listen to her tell us "..not what I think but what I KNOW."
That's how she said it too. I really don't think she needed to get up and beat the bible at us.
On the other hand, she was just trying to share something she thought would be valuable advice, and hey, it's about God. I believe in God, and I should've appreciated it I guess. And so of course the good 'ol catholic guilt kicks in and I feel like I shouldn't be offended.
I'm just confused 'cause I felt both ways at the exact same time and I don't know what stand I take on that whole religion thing yet.
Whenever people are openly "I LOVE JESUS AND HE CAN SAVE YOUR SOUL TOO COME TALK TO ME ABOUT GOD" I just really really want to make fun of them because...well...I don't know, it seems weird and close-minded and naive I guess....and I don't know. Then again...I like jesus too. I go to church occasionally. I just don't try to force religion on anyone and can appreciate a good catholic joke as well as the next person. I just can't reconcile my cynicism with my religion yet. urgh.
but right before we all left this lady (she's our new RA 'cause Karen whom I love left for N. Carolina) stopped us to tell us all something. She said she had some words of wisdom she wished she had been told as a teen.
Well I was sitting there thinking that she would actually tell us something that I would need/want to hear, but she started talking about God and how if we put him first we could get through any obstacle and move mountains etc. etc.
Alright. Well, I'm catholic and have been raised catholic, but for some reasonly I just felt offended that she was using her position here to keep us there to preach to us. I am a firm believer in the seperation of church and state, and even though it's after school hours it's still school kinda..right? I don't know, I'm just kinda confused because on one hand I was not happy at all that she didn't even take into consideration any other views or religions or that someone might not have the same beliefs as her or want to stand there politely and listen to her tell us "..not what I think but what I KNOW."
That's how she said it too. I really don't think she needed to get up and beat the bible at us.
On the other hand, she was just trying to share something she thought would be valuable advice, and hey, it's about God. I believe in God, and I should've appreciated it I guess. And so of course the good 'ol catholic guilt kicks in and I feel like I shouldn't be offended.
I'm just confused 'cause I felt both ways at the exact same time and I don't know what stand I take on that whole religion thing yet.
Whenever people are openly "I LOVE JESUS AND HE CAN SAVE YOUR SOUL TOO COME TALK TO ME ABOUT GOD" I just really really want to make fun of them because...well...I don't know, it seems weird and close-minded and naive I guess....and I don't know. Then again...I like jesus too. I go to church occasionally. I just don't try to force religion on anyone and can appreciate a good catholic joke as well as the next person. I just can't reconcile my cynicism with my religion yet. urgh.