Christianity Poisons Everything
. . . or at least it poisons everything that it touches.
(apologies to Christopher Hitchens)
Recently we had our twice-a-year employee meeting for our county public school system. There were about 130 employees in the high school auditorium. One of the very first things on the agenda was an opening prayer.
I don't know the person who prayed.
I don't know if he was a minister who was invited specifically to pray, or if he was an employee.
I don't know if he came to supervision and asked if he could open the meeting with prayer or if supervision sought out someone to pray.
Here is what I do know - in spite of this prayer:
Little Johnny will still bully little Joey during recess.
Little Nancy will still cheat on her math test.
Little Bobby will still stick his middle finger up after the bus driver tells him to stay in his seat.
Teacher Linda will still have to get a restraining order against her abusive ex-husband.
There will still be another mass shooting at a school, somewhere, rendering this praying experience a complete waste of everyone's time.
Truly, the only entity in the sky that was listening to that prayer was a Chinese spy balloon passing overhead.
Imagine being a Christian, and you are so completely unaware of your surroundings that you assume all of these 100+ people in the auditorium with you have absolutely no problem having to sit and listen to you recite a one to two minute chant to your invisible god.
We were not in church !!!
This is not a religious organization.
Granted, most of the people in the room were likely Christians, but hell - most of the people in the county jail are likely Christians.
Christianity has held a position of privilege for thousands of years, and even to this day Christians seem oblivious to the fact that not everyone believes that prayer accomplishes anything.
Here is what I do know - in spite of this prayer:
Little Johnny will still bully little Joey during recess.
Little Nancy will still cheat on her math test.
Little Bobby will still stick his middle finger up after the bus driver tells him to stay in his seat.
Teacher Linda will still have to get a restraining order against her abusive ex-husband.
There will still be another mass shooting at a school, somewhere, rendering this praying experience a complete waste of everyone's time.
Truly, the only entity in the sky that was listening to that prayer was a Chinese spy balloon passing overhead.
Imagine being a Christian, and you are so completely unaware of your surroundings that you assume all of these 100+ people in the auditorium with you have absolutely no problem having to sit and listen to you recite a one to two minute chant to your invisible god.
We were not in church !!!
This is not a religious organization.
Granted, most of the people in the room were likely Christians, but hell - most of the people in the county jail are likely Christians.
Christianity has held a position of privilege for thousands of years, and even to this day Christians seem oblivious to the fact that not everyone believes that prayer accomplishes anything.
"Spare me your remedial incantations."
Balthazar (from the movie “Constantine”)
bob
r.u.reasonable@gmail.com
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