Kate Johnson14 said:Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"
But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂
And?
Kate Johnson14 said:Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"
But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂
And?
I can show you the path, but you actually have to walk it...!
Kate Johnson14 said:Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"
But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂
Please, spare me the rhetoric... 🙂
Kate Johnson14 said:Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"
But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂
Ugh, I feel like I've read this exact sentence about religion a thousand times already...
Kate Johnson14 said:Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"
But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂
And? Is there something wrong with that? Some people need comfort more than anything else in the world...!
Kate Johnson14 said:Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"
But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂
Pffft, that comparison is a total disaster, even if I guess I see where you're coming from... But, I suppose what you're trying to say is that there's something deeply pathetic about someone acting like they're going to Mass when they're actually just high on drugs. It’s just sad.
Kate Johnson14 said:Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"
But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂
So, you’re suggesting that Mass and prayer just provide a sense of false happiness? I guess that’s one way to look at it, maybe.
Kate Johnson14 said:Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"
But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂
When it comes to drugs, I suppose I can agree with that half-sentence... But as for meat? Please, don't even try to make me laugh.
Kate Johnson14 said:Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"
But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂
Look, after a statement like that, I guess there isn't much left for us to talk about.
Kate Johnson14 said:Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"
But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂
Are you even listening to yourself right now?
Kate Johnson14 said:Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"
But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂
Whatever... I didn't even bother reading the rest of that. Look, I'll just tell you this much: the CHURCH IS THE HOUSE OF GOD! Amen! It isn't some mere building or whatever else you're rambling about. So, maybe take your "wisdom" somewhere else instead of dumping it on me... and keep your frustrations to yourself, too.
