Monday, November 01, 2004
Shit Your Pants for Jesus
Rob over at AMERICABlog brought up a Pentecostalist stunt that has sat in my craw for quite a while: the Hell House. Since Halloween is a "devil's holiday", Pentecostalist churches in the Midwest set up their own haunted houses, which depict the gory results of "sins" such as suicide, abortion, gayness, drug taking, and (gasp!) reading Harry Potter (horrors!). And at the end, the entire audience, which is forced through the house and not allowed to leave, are made to pray.
And you'll have to excuse me when I say that that is the greatest load of shit short of a diarrhetic elephant I have ever encountered in my life. When did people forget that Christ's message was about love, not fear? If Christ wants you to go to Christianity, it's after careful contemplation and observation of the world around you, not the religious equivalent of "shock and awe."
And Harry Potter? Bitch, please.
And you'll have to excuse me when I say that that is the greatest load of shit short of a diarrhetic elephant I have ever encountered in my life. When did people forget that Christ's message was about love, not fear? If Christ wants you to go to Christianity, it's after careful contemplation and observation of the world around you, not the religious equivalent of "shock and awe."
And Harry Potter? Bitch, please.
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Point taken. Still, I would like to think that we've come a long way from the days when people were crucified for defying the authority and preaching tolerance.
Emphasis on "would like".
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Emphasis on "would like".
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