Since I have a lot of friends on Facebook from my, uh, former life, I see a fair amount of religious stuff. Last night I had to exercise a lot of restraint to keep the snide comments to myself, but I’ll share them here.
The first was Ephesians 5:1-8 (KJV)
1Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; 2And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. 3But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; 4Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 5For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. 6Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. 7Be not ye therefore partakers with them. 8For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
To which I wanted to reply along the lines of “You know, that list of ‘bad’ things is just a few of my favorite things.” But I didn’t.
Then I saw a picture some friends were tagged in of them sleeping in church. The comment that came immediately to mind, which I also kept to myself was, “At least they’re doing the most productive thing they can in a place like that.”