Join us... come join the cultA friend of mine recently floored me with the admission that he'd spent several years in Eastern Europe with the Moonies. And he seemed so normal. Have you or your mates disappeared into a cult? Now that the brain-washing has worn off, tell us all about it.
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chthonic, Thu 26 Jan 2006, 17:46)
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Last SundayLast Sunday I felt oddly obligated to attend the blessing service of two acquaintances who are off to Rwanda, complete with 3 & 5 year old children in tow, to teach the bible to the Rwandans. Apparently listening to a middle class white man shout the scriptures at you in an open-air arena diminishes your chances of falling victim to any simmering tribal hatred that may rear its ugly head (again).
The visiting preacher had his eye on me as a pagan (or was that just my paranoia?) while he spat his fire, brimstone, and frankly, religious bigotry against Muslims (in particular). Utterly charmless, and in every aspect that I can think of, qualifying the whole monstrous shooting match as a bona fide cult.
Those of you tired of answering your front door to fervent young men in ill-fitting suits of an early Saturday morning may wish to post a notice by your door. The best example I've seen was Kaikhosru Sorabji's, which read:
NO FLAG DAY OR
CHARITY TOUTING
NO HAWKERS, PEDLARS
OR CANVASSERS
POLITICAL OR OTHER.
GENUINE CATHOLIC
i.e. ROMAN SISTERS
WELCOME
But then, I think we all love a nice nun...
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petuniadb, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 15:45,
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