RE: Going to church
August 15, 2010 at 6:17 pm
(This post was last modified: August 15, 2010 at 6:19 pm by Nitsuj.)
Hey, I'm back, and you wouldn't believe how happy I am. It's a bit hard to find a thread to put this post, but it (sort of) fits here.
So it was sort of my first day of high school on Friday. I went on this thing called "Luke 18." I hated it so much. The official description was "It's a two-day event that helps incoming freshmen get closer to God." Bull. If anything, my atheism is now stronger. Basically we prayed and listened to a bunch of people drone on about how God entered their lives. We did crap like this until 10:00 P.M., when we split into groups and slept at someone's house. That was fun. Then we did more of the same. And finally, to end the retreat we had mass. How fitting. I can't tell you how many times I rolled my eyes during this retreat. But now I'm back with the people who know the facts!
The best part about this was when a guy was about to light a candle, and said the light symbolized that God was in the room with us. It took about ten tries for him to finally get it lit! Looks like "God" has better things to do! Also, we did a "letter burning" service, where you write a letter about someone who's hurt you, and then burn it as a sign of forgiveness, or some nonsense like that. Since we had to participate, I wrote "I love God."
. In conclusion, this experience has made me wonder if perhaps Catholics have some sort of chemical misfiring in their brain.
So it was sort of my first day of high school on Friday. I went on this thing called "Luke 18." I hated it so much. The official description was "It's a two-day event that helps incoming freshmen get closer to God." Bull. If anything, my atheism is now stronger. Basically we prayed and listened to a bunch of people drone on about how God entered their lives. We did crap like this until 10:00 P.M., when we split into groups and slept at someone's house. That was fun. Then we did more of the same. And finally, to end the retreat we had mass. How fitting. I can't tell you how many times I rolled my eyes during this retreat. But now I'm back with the people who know the facts!
The best part about this was when a guy was about to light a candle, and said the light symbolized that God was in the room with us. It took about ten tries for him to finally get it lit! Looks like "God" has better things to do! Also, we did a "letter burning" service, where you write a letter about someone who's hurt you, and then burn it as a sign of forgiveness, or some nonsense like that. Since we had to participate, I wrote "I love God."
. In conclusion, this experience has made me wonder if perhaps Catholics have some sort of chemical misfiring in their brain.
Trudging through endless religion one step at a time.
