I’m not sure if this is proof of the fact that many people become brain-damaged by taking religion seriously or not, but man is it funny…
The author of this talks about how they ended up in the pentecostal church for a bit… What I love is that the children treat it as a joke and find it ‘fun’ but the adults take it seriously and look like idiots…
Reverend Bud would begin the sermon slowly and thoughtfully. He preached the wonders of God’s love and the importance of attending Church regularly. Although this was typically the most boring part of the night, we (the kids) used the time wisely. We’d make faces at each other over the pews or give random people the finger behind our Bibles. The purpose of our antics was to simply keep ourselves occupied until the adults starting yelling, “Amen!” and “Praise God!” It was at this point, we would swivel around in our seats and keep our eyes glued to the front two pews. This is where the action usually started
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Life doesn’t get more exciting for a 10 year old kid than attending a service in a Pentecostal Church. We went to Church every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday night. On Sundays, we would be in Sunday school. On Saturday, we’d attend Church picnics or other related events. It got to the point where we were at Church more often than we were at home and we didn’t mind one fucking bit. Not only were we surrounded by friends, but at any second, there was a distinct possibility that someone would become possessed by the good ol’ Holy Ghost and feel compelled to shout at the ceiling, “GABBA GABBA GOOOOO!”
The Holy Ghost was so fucking cool. It made the adults look like idiots!
John, i’m a regular reader of that violent acres blog too, she’s fantastic! On the anti-religion subject, have you read Richard Dawkins “God Delusion”?
Not yet,keep meaning to but unfortunately I just can’t get a copy and then can’t get the time… I did watch the TV show he did to accompany the book though which seems to cover a lot of the same ground….
Do you have a copy?
Oh my you all have alot to learn … GOD is bigger then that … your pastor was not spirtitual enough to know that you were faking it … I bet I would have spotted it … in a moment …
The holyghost is real … I am APOSTOLIC … I have the spirit of GOD dewelling inside .. something things I wouldnt joke about … I fear for u