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So I'm going to church tomorrow for the first time out of my own free will. I've been to church probably less than 10 times in my life. I'm not religious. I'm not curious. But I came to realize recently that you can believe in god without believing in man's interpretations of god. Most of my rebellion against the church has roots in my home, in the south, where the church is seen as a power that rules all and all the people's blind faith is put in the church. It's a security blanket to blame when something goes wrong. But it's not like that in NY. Not everyone believes the same thing. No one is certainly forcing anything on you unless it's coming from people like me who badger those with faith and mock their choices. And why would I pass up the chance to go into these beautiful buildings and sit and think for an hour? I'm going across the street to Grace Church. I don't know what to expect. I don't know if they're Catholic or Protestant or Hindu or Garbage Collectors or any other of those pointless names for various sects that are separated only by some wise ass' belief a long time ago who thought he could make his own version of religion. But I know there's a 9 AM meeting and a 6 PM meeting. And I'm sure as hell not waking up before 11.