When Religion Claims a Friend

Tragically I must report I’m mourning the loss of my oldestand dearest friend’s brain – not to illness or accident but rather to religion.Yes, I’m beside myself with grief over the news that my once logical, sensible, intelligent, parallel-thinking friend has fallen prey to societal pressures and joined a Catholic church. OH THE HORROR! What’s even worse is that she actually believes this is good for her and will make her a better person. I’m still trying to figure out what was wrong with the person she already was. Upon delivering the tragic news ever so proudly, she then audaciously suggested that perhaps I should consider doing the same in order to find ‘happiness and direction in life.’ At that point, I knew her mind was lost forever. Disheartened and distraught not strong enough language for the way I feel over such horrible news.

Routinely, I shake my head at the blind, stupid sheep-like humans herded by what I deem spiritual scam artists who actively con them out of logical thought by the spreading the word of complete and utter bullshit under the pseudo-righteous label of ‘holy doctrine’ which of course makes it true: NOT! I’d told myself that religion was the pitfall for the stupid or non-thinkers who didn’t know any better or chose to live life more easily by following along and readily accepting what they were told without ever questioning it. I mean, if you think about it, that is the only way religions ‘work’ because the main tenet of any organized religion is: ‘DON’T THINK: JUST BELIEVE!’

Followers are not allowed to question anything especially doctrine that makes no fakin sense at all. Discerning minds are not welcome but rather scorned as the lost souls who fail to prove their faith by believing allthe BS religious organizations peddle to their flock of sheep. ‘Non-believers’ are faulted for questioning ‘the word’ because how fakin dare we thinking minds question something totally illogical and refute that for which there is no proof? How could anyone with a functioning brain fall for this twisted fairytale altered ever so slightly depending on which brand of faith you bought from the religious superstore? Logically, I cannot understand how so many could fall for such a pile of crap and be so willing to accept what they’re fed just because someone with manufactured authority (ie priests, ministers, the fakin pope & his big hat) absolutely insists they’re telling us the truth.

While I realized there are many stupid and gullible people in the world, I never imagined I’d have to worry about this particular friend because she and I were so much the same. We both did our own thing and never felt compelled to fit into society’s cookie cutter person mold. Fak, we were proud of the fact we were different than the average American and didn’t care if people thought we were bizarre because we actually read books for fun. However, now, I’m afraid one of my greatest enemies has scored another win in the rather aggressive quest to gain control of personal freedoms – such as this Christian preoccupation with illegalizing abortion - while hindering progress at every turn in such vital areas like disease prevention or cures for cancer just because they feel the need to interfere in everyone’s right to live other than by whatever they think some omnipotent fictional being deems fit and proper for ALL of humanity.