Religious violation
We just just had a visit from this guy who looked like a cross between a bum and a rapist who showed up at our door at 8:30 at night to talk to Jeanette about making her confirmation. Which, you know.. it's not my thing. I raised the kids secular, but Jeanette wants to do the catholic thing - okay, that's her business now that she's old enough. But then the guy starts asking all these questions to me... which was very irritating.
Guy: Why aren't you Catholic?
Me: I grew up and got over it.
Guy: What are you?
Me: A writer.
Guy: I mean... religion wise.
Me: A heathen.
Guy: *looking at his chart* Is that.. uh... agnostic? Or atheist?
Me: Depends on the day.
Guy: ... so when you die, do you believe you'll have an after life?
Me: I believe I want to eat dinner now. What does this have to do with Jeanette's confirmation, anyhow?
Guy: Nothing - just making conversation.
Me: Well, it's very invasive. Please stick to what information you need for the actual reason for your visit.
Guy: *turning to my mother* So... do you have a hard time getting around because of your age?
Mom: My daughter drives me places.
Guy: Just once in a while?
Mom: No, whenever I want to go somewhere.
Guy: But she won't take you to church every week?
Me: Look, Buddy... not everyone wants to go to church on a weekly basis, even if they do believe in god. You done yet?
It was very irritating! He was here for a good 15 minutes... and the only real question he was here to ask was where my mother was baptized/confirmed (she's Jeanette's sponsor). He could have asked that over the goddamn phone... or don't they have them in annoying religious guy land? Oy.
I believe that everyone has the right to believe in whatever religion they want. If you want worship/ believe in Jesus, Mohamed, a robotic space chicken in the sky that lays golden eggs, Buddha, Pan, or Harry fucking Potter, go right ahead and do so just as long as two conditions are met:
1) You aren't hurting anyone else.
and
2) You aren't bothering me with it.
Serious. Conversion is lame. Let people make up their own damn minds, thank you very much. I have just as much right to be an atheist as that guy has to be a Catholic. I don't go knocking on his door and asking "So, why do you believe in that invisible guy in the sky anyhow? Isn't that a little silly?"
Mrrh.
Edit: ...according to my mother, the 'scary pedophophile/bum looking guy' is the parish priest. Um... yeah. He wasn't in uniform or anything. That's doublly sneaky!
Guy: Why aren't you Catholic?
Me: I grew up and got over it.
Guy: What are you?
Me: A writer.
Guy: I mean... religion wise.
Me: A heathen.
Guy: *looking at his chart* Is that.. uh... agnostic? Or atheist?
Me: Depends on the day.
Guy: ... so when you die, do you believe you'll have an after life?
Me: I believe I want to eat dinner now. What does this have to do with Jeanette's confirmation, anyhow?
Guy: Nothing - just making conversation.
Me: Well, it's very invasive. Please stick to what information you need for the actual reason for your visit.
Guy: *turning to my mother* So... do you have a hard time getting around because of your age?
Mom: My daughter drives me places.
Guy: Just once in a while?
Mom: No, whenever I want to go somewhere.
Guy: But she won't take you to church every week?
Me: Look, Buddy... not everyone wants to go to church on a weekly basis, even if they do believe in god. You done yet?
It was very irritating! He was here for a good 15 minutes... and the only real question he was here to ask was where my mother was baptized/confirmed (she's Jeanette's sponsor). He could have asked that over the goddamn phone... or don't they have them in annoying religious guy land? Oy.
I believe that everyone has the right to believe in whatever religion they want. If you want worship/ believe in Jesus, Mohamed, a robotic space chicken in the sky that lays golden eggs, Buddha, Pan, or Harry fucking Potter, go right ahead and do so just as long as two conditions are met:
1) You aren't hurting anyone else.
and
2) You aren't bothering me with it.
Serious. Conversion is lame. Let people make up their own damn minds, thank you very much. I have just as much right to be an atheist as that guy has to be a Catholic. I don't go knocking on his door and asking "So, why do you believe in that invisible guy in the sky anyhow? Isn't that a little silly?"
Mrrh.
Edit: ...according to my mother, the 'scary pedophophile/bum looking guy' is the parish priest. Um... yeah. He wasn't in uniform or anything. That's doublly sneaky!