
06-10-2003, 11:09 AM
Yeah, people who view religious ideas like Vance are the reason we have holy wars in the first place. I know he's still a very young and naive person who has alot of lessons to learn so I'll leave him alone about that part.
I've been there, I was baptised Catholic, both sides of my family are devout Catholics, I went to Catholic schools, went to mass two times a week, read the bible on a nightly basis, confessed my sins regularly and even went on a Religious pilgrimage in The Philippines. When my life started to hit the shitter I prayed to Jesus and kept the faith hoping that God would help out in one way or another. One day though, I thought real hard about it all and I just said "fuck it, fuck all this religious shit. People get killed on a daily basis for their religious beliefs, I'm not dying for an invisible man that doesn't do shit for me."
So from that day on I live for myself and the people I care about. I threw away all my rosaries, crosses; anything religion related. For now, I couldn't be more content. I have a roof over my head, food on the table and a love in my life. I am essentially, free. So thinking back I've realised that religion is just a waste, you just simply have to live for yourself.
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