God.
So. I'm pretty sure any of you that read this journal are quite aware I'm not a fan of god. At least not the god Christianity tries to press upon everyone. Pretty ridiculous, actually. Somehow, I managed to will myself into going to a church service with the promise it wasn't going to be heavily religious, or such. I would've been by myself pretty much, while the rest of the group went, so I thought, what the hell, I'll go.
Wow, I should've remembered that it's church. Ha.
So, the music begins, far too loud for my taste, a Christian rock back. Which is just fine, they can sing the same sentance about Jesus for 15 minutes, that's pretty ok with me. The speakers were a touch loud, though, my chest hurt for the entire duration. (sound can stop a heart, you know!)
Then the sermon started. The pastor, (father, priest, whatever...) started talking about being afraid of spiders when he was young. Now he says he squishes them, kills them. Isn't that such a Christian ideal? Kill anything that doesn't suit you? ... Anyways.
He carries on for a while, praising god or whatever, and some girl giggles, a baby sneezes. He becomes silent, irritated. He says, 'Don't let Satan come in here. Don't worry about him, trust in the lord,' taking the tone that the babes crying was clearly the result of satan. Apparently Satan is responsible for any little trifling thing that interrupts people talking.
That's why god got so pissed at him. He couldn't talk without being interrupted!
After he was done, he asked the children to leave, as we were going to watch a rather disturbing video called, 'a letter from hell.' This. Was. Priceless.
You should really watch this. It's pretty rich.
Here it is: http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=1b5bd6e3e034d00b4f73
Now how is THAT for Christian, huh? Trying to scare people into being religious with the thought of torturing a best friend. Arn't Christians supposed to be a loving people that openly practice their religion, inviting others to join in the splendor? Yes, praise god, but to shove it down someones throat? That's just not nice.
There are billboards all around town that say, 'Avoid Hell. Repent. Trust Jesus today.' and to be honest, they infuriate me to no end.
So after the letter, the pastor droned on a while more, something about young people being afraid of monsters, teenagers afraid of being different, and adults afraid of money issues, but what we should really be afraid of is Satan.
Of course.
Lastly, the collection plates began circling through the group, "Give a little money for God," he spoke, I wanting nothing more than to stand and ridicule him. Isn't lying a sin or something? The money is for the church. You don't have to lie. God clearly has no use for money, and if he did, he would make his own. That sort of talking is what got religion trouble a long time ago, by Saint Martin Luther. (the original, not King, folks.) He nailed 95 'don'ts' on the door of the Wittenberg Chuch. 'Money for God,' tsk tsk. You should learn your lesson, know some history, pastor man.
I left the church feeling thoroughly disgusted and stupid that I'd wasted my time in the first place. I would've rather been alone than had to deal with that stupid bullcrap.
Edit: Before I get some mad christians on my case, I don't hate Christianity, that's not it. Christians are typically wonderful people. I was just displeased with the way the service went, that's all.
Wow, I should've remembered that it's church. Ha.
So, the music begins, far too loud for my taste, a Christian rock back. Which is just fine, they can sing the same sentance about Jesus for 15 minutes, that's pretty ok with me. The speakers were a touch loud, though, my chest hurt for the entire duration. (sound can stop a heart, you know!)
Then the sermon started. The pastor, (father, priest, whatever...) started talking about being afraid of spiders when he was young. Now he says he squishes them, kills them. Isn't that such a Christian ideal? Kill anything that doesn't suit you? ... Anyways.
He carries on for a while, praising god or whatever, and some girl giggles, a baby sneezes. He becomes silent, irritated. He says, 'Don't let Satan come in here. Don't worry about him, trust in the lord,' taking the tone that the babes crying was clearly the result of satan. Apparently Satan is responsible for any little trifling thing that interrupts people talking.
That's why god got so pissed at him. He couldn't talk without being interrupted!
After he was done, he asked the children to leave, as we were going to watch a rather disturbing video called, 'a letter from hell.' This. Was. Priceless.
You should really watch this. It's pretty rich.
Here it is: http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=1b5bd6e3e034d00b4f73
Now how is THAT for Christian, huh? Trying to scare people into being religious with the thought of torturing a best friend. Arn't Christians supposed to be a loving people that openly practice their religion, inviting others to join in the splendor? Yes, praise god, but to shove it down someones throat? That's just not nice.
There are billboards all around town that say, 'Avoid Hell. Repent. Trust Jesus today.' and to be honest, they infuriate me to no end.
So after the letter, the pastor droned on a while more, something about young people being afraid of monsters, teenagers afraid of being different, and adults afraid of money issues, but what we should really be afraid of is Satan.
Of course.
Lastly, the collection plates began circling through the group, "Give a little money for God," he spoke, I wanting nothing more than to stand and ridicule him. Isn't lying a sin or something? The money is for the church. You don't have to lie. God clearly has no use for money, and if he did, he would make his own. That sort of talking is what got religion trouble a long time ago, by Saint Martin Luther. (the original, not King, folks.) He nailed 95 'don'ts' on the door of the Wittenberg Chuch. 'Money for God,' tsk tsk. You should learn your lesson, know some history, pastor man.
I left the church feeling thoroughly disgusted and stupid that I'd wasted my time in the first place. I would've rather been alone than had to deal with that stupid bullcrap.
Edit: Before I get some mad christians on my case, I don't hate Christianity, that's not it. Christians are typically wonderful people. I was just displeased with the way the service went, that's all.