Poor Mac. Christianity is hard.

Wallybee and I have been attending a "look after your baby" seminar series at her church. (Well, I missed the second one, because I was, y'know, looking after our baby.) Tuesday night was the third and final session, on spiritual care (so this was the religion-heavy portion). I was greatly impressed that in the middle of discussion on how to raise good Christian babies, they found time to smipe at other denominations (over the issue of timing of baptisms, FWIW).

Erin, your guy onna bike injuring squirrel and deciding to end its suffering just reminded me of one of my favorite scenes from Local Hero.

"We just ran over this rabbit. It's not going to live."

"We should put it out of its misery."

"How would we do that?"

"Hit it with something hard."

"We already did that."

Your milkshake brought all the rodents to the yard.

Cranberry and soda. Out the nose.

Before you start hearing about how some guy just made it up to see what would happen. And all the business aspect.

Just last night, Pete and my pseudo-sibling Jeff were telling me "NO, YOU MAY NOT START A CULT".

Dad, however, was encouraging me.

Bwah! You people are funny tonight.

I was at Ash Wednesday services, repenting, LIKE MANY OF YOU NEED TO.

HA! I repent. I repent of eating pasta today so I can't, in fact, give it up for Lent. Muwahaha. I'm thinking maybe, fast food instead? Since I am obviously doing this half-assedly, I have to give up something I didn't already have today, which rules out pop, cheese, sweets, coffee, and obviously, pasta.

Maybe I should give up half-assedness.

And anyway, I feel for mac. The Crucifixion is upsetting and weird. He's not wrong.

The Crucifixion thing reminds me - did any of you see Passion of the Christ? I wasn't One of You back then so I don't know.

Jilli, I would totally join your cult, but I'm already in Clovis's.

Jilli, I would totally join your cult, but I'm already in Clovis's.

And he is damn smug about that. I guess I'll settle for being a high-ranking leader in Clovis's cult.

And he is damn smug about that. I guess I'll settle for being a high-ranking leader in Clovis's cult.

I am only a minion in his version of the Sea Org, but I hope one day to attain some sort of status.

I'm pretty open-minded, tell me more about your cult...

did any of you see Passion of the Christ

I never did. But I have the soundtrack. I just pretend it's an independent instrumental release from Peter Gabriel. ... No, wait. That's Passion: Last Temptation. But the answer is still no. And shall not change.

most of us no. I think the one or two that did bought a ticket for different movie in a multi-plex then snuck into passion so as not to give the anti-semetic bastard who made it any money. A few people doubted Gibson was anti-semetic at the time, but I think he proved other interpretations wrong by subsequent behavior.