I know this will come as a complete shock to most, but I was once again disturbed by the "rainman" mentality that consumed catholics yesterday. Instead of watching jeopardy at 5 o'clock, people instead had to flock to go get their ashes. Organized religion trully is the opium of the masses.

This isn't a question of whether or not God exists. Obviously, that is a personal question that every person has to answer on their own. But, assuming arguendo, that She does exist, i think it's safe to say that you wont be able to trick her by going through the motions. Saying "oh i HAVE to go do that tonight" is an exercise in futility. If you do something only out of "obligation" then it's not worth doing it at all. Rituals and formality have no business in spirtuality. God doesn't have a checklist to see if you "qualify" as a good christian. "hmm, ashes the past 4 years, but ate meat twice in 1999".

God doesn't care about your diet, or if you formally adhere to the rituals that an organization has put in place. Not to sound completely gay/cliched, but living a decent life where you put other people first and try to do "good" should be enough. If God is more concerned about my diet and not whether i'm a decent human being, then screw it, i'm not buying what She's selling.


btw, OF COURSE i wrote "she" just to mess with your minds. I hate having to explain my jokes, but you know it will go right over Tuna's head.