Sunday Muse Deconstructions
by Pat Darnell
Mormon, Muslim, Jesus Freak, Hare Krsna, and Gay are the most "visible" recruiters of "cause" in my lifetime.
There may be dozens more, but these pseudo-religious sects seem to be the most prevalent. Although these are usually not the most represented in a community, these minorities make a big stink about their beliefs and life styles.
Speaking from personal experience, as usual; how is it persons who feel one way may one day feel less that way, but do a bloody lot of damage along the way?
While these others try to persuade us that their "way" is the best course: it is my opinion this liberal use of fervor for a cause is misdirected on most of the population in the USA.
Mormons come directly to your door, two at a time. It is more for them than for you. Mormons say they send their youth, and new recruits, out to begin their missions. Jehovah Witness send new partners out for the same reasons. In all fairness, most denominations, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Baptist provide training and funding for similar Missionary service, but rather these more established religious sects send their young recruits to foreign lands.
Muslims use all means they can think of to atone their religion to modern, or secular, thought and action. Yet they have terrible anti-women sentiments that defy modern human rights thinking.
I actually had the delirious pleasure of side-stepping Hare Krsna [shaved heads wearing orange sheets] banging tambourines at the Houston Airport in my teenage years. During once a year vacations that my handsome Dad provided us kids, we were solicited by this mob. This was when Hare Krsna's wandered freely about the airport promenades. Then someone made it mandatory that all religious solicitors must be contained in outlined areas, with boundaries designated by airport authority.
That is when the Hare Krsna would reach across their line to try to grab me to sell me a George Harrison album, "for the cause." I never understood what the cause was, except to support the person selling me stuff so they could continue begging at airports. To each his own, I have said.
To provide some contrast, I would like to include the groups who have not tried in any way to recruit my support. In similar religious groupings -- Catholic, Orthodox Greek, Buddhism, Shamanic, Brahmanism, Judaism or Jewish -- especially not Orthodox Judaism -- Pagan Churches, and Nazi-like Arianism have not tried to recruit my sentiments. As a matter of fact those who practice these religions have actually run me off.
I might have been too normal, too straight, or too milk-toast Methodist for most these groups. Truth is I am so normal that I defy statistics. Therefore, if I haven't seen these other fervor driven cults and things cross my path, it is no wonder.
I am sure there must still be Voodoos, Cannibalism, Scarification Cults, Vicuñas, Air-benders, Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles, and the like out there. Possibly some weird stuff in prisons exists beyond my experience... and then the whole illicit drug cultures ... must be millions of recruiters out there for Star Trekkisms... eh? What about kid show cults, and anchor women worships ... not to exclude all the porn and pseudo social internet rubbish. How about the Cult of the Whistle Blowers?
As one can see I need another long vacation; but let me reiterate my first observation. Certain groups in the minority stats, still try to recruit others to their "religious fervors." Yes? No? Maybe so? What does it matter?
It matters not much: because this is just a Report from the Middle where the men are Methodists, the women are strong, and the children are not required to go door to door -- and the dogs are trained to not waste barks.
*
*
*PHOTOS HERE and THERE
Moo Pig Wisdom is a brilliant combination of Antiquity and Prequel Modern Flea Market. We respectfully ask you to mind your children while here.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Blog Archive
-
▼
2010
(552)
-
▼
July
(48)
- All Blacks Rugby: MooPig is a Fan
- Heroic Events
- FWD :: FWD Email; the LORD'S Baseball Game -- Coup...
- Gnomes
- Colonel Wonk says: "Gnomes ... and Healthcare .......
- Corporate Wonk
- Our House after a Summer Shower
- Ask AP, Associated Press :: "Germany offers Asylum?"
- Today's Stampede
- Endorsements :: Colorado Elections
- BP Corporate Organizational Chart
- MooPig Internet Movements and Trends Spotter Review
- IRAN Stones Women
- Vacationing in the South?
- Social Networking Anyone?
- MooPig Site Reviews :: "TAXI, Please"
- Dragonfly Hovering :: Desiree's Phone Camera
- Blogging is Pertinent; I'll tell you Why ...
- MooPig's "Duct Tape and Marshmallows Department of...
- Gulf of Mexico; Oil Spill 2010 -- A Whale Tale
- MooPig's "Strong, or, Enchanting" Sanctions Depart...
- MooPig Site Review :: "Ancient Statues and PhotoSh...
- NASA Talk -- Tycho's Supernova
- MooPig Report from the Middle :: "PETA Goes for Pe...
- MooPig "Inflated Resume's Department"
- Haiti :: Recent Headlines
- Gulf of Mexico; Oil Spill 2010 -- "The SANDBONI"
- "Golf" -- OR -- "Pizza" MooPig's Multiple Choice T...
- Haiti :: Food Sovereignty
- The Shroud of Candia ?
- God Particle :: Does that scare Anyone??
- Gulf of Mexico; Oil Spill 2010 -- GULF OIL DISASTER
- MooPig Report From the Middle :: Large Loss Number...
- MooPig Feed for Thought "Genomics Department" :: N...
- FWD :: FWD Email; the LORD'S Baseball Game -- Cont...
- World Cup financial Headlines
- Haiti :: Focus on Hospitals -- Pest Management
- GULF Oil Disaster -- Who is Going to Profit ?
- Report from the Middle :: Some Discussion about so...
- NASA Talk -- Dione
- Better to starve than be a fat slave, said Aesop -...
- ASK AP :: Haiti
- Hedging on a Skimmer :: What's It? -- PART Two
- Purchase Pleasure :: Start Your Christmas Shopping...
- Shopper Insights
- MooPig Turtle Tracking Department Presents youTube...
- Branes, M-Theory, String Theory, and Eleven Dimens...
- FWD :: FWD Email; the LORD'S Baseball Game -- Cont...
-
▼
July
(48)
SUNDAY :: bishop FM 105.9 Auckland
DISCLAIMER
: It is PROHIBITED by law to use our service or the information it provides to make decisions about consumer credit, employment, insurance, tenant screening, or for any other purpose subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 USC 1681 et seq. MooPig Wisdom does not provide consumer reports and is not a consumer reporting agency. The information available on our website may not be 100% accurate, complete, or up to date, so do not use this information as a substitute for your own due diligence, especially if you have concerns about a person’s criminal history. MooPig Wisdom does not make any representation or warranty about the accuracy of the information available through our website or about the character or integrity of the person about whom you inquire. So dip your balls in turpentine and get rid of your own fleas before calling me out.
Ask Someone Who Cares -- SUCH AS SUCH MULCH
To report any abusive, obscene, defamatory, racist,
homophobic or threatening comments, or anything that may violate any applicable laws, please click --ask_someone_who cares -- ASWC to report with pertinent details.
Anyone posting such material will be immediately mesquitte blackened over a very hot pit fire down at C and J's BBQ on Harvey-Elmo-Weedon Road, and permanently removed from all servers, its IP
owner will be locked in a small room with back issues of The ECONOMIST, and one scratchy re-mix 8-track tape of Steely Dan's first album...
IP addresses might be recorded to aid us in enforcing these conditions, that is if we cared.
Email MooPigster Customers' Alert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CywR3ouHKP4
If you receive this post via email, you notice it is mostly 'blank'.
We at MooPig Surmise, that at this point, one either says:
If you receive this post via email, you notice it is mostly 'blank'.
We at MooPig Surmise, that at this point, one either says:
"WOW, I'm off the hook, and don't have to pay any attention to that pesky MooPig STUFF!!"-- OR --
"Hey, where is it ...?"The answer is: "IT IS A youTUBE presentation"... and you will now click on the http above to go see this modern miracle of technology.
MooPig Wisdom is Your Life-Line to Parody:
24\7 -- We accept all Calls from Contestants
MPW Unique Value Proposition, UVP
Shards of Evidence ... Opinion and Editorial ... We Blunderbuss indigestible Ersatz of Readers' and Writers' ... Explain Strategies of quasi-firms... and some not so quasi ... 110% Proof
One Only Advertisement Only One
Publisher of Satire ... Enemy to Bombast ... Very Swank ... More Fun to Write than to Read
Shards of Evidence ... Opinion and Editorial ... We Blunderbuss indigestible Ersatz of Readers' and Writers' ... Explain Strategies of quasi-firms... and some not so quasi ... 110% Proof
One Only Advertisement Only One
Publisher of Satire ... Enemy to Bombast ... Very Swank ... More Fun to Write than to Read
MooPig Wisdom is online to provide spring board for writers.
MooPig is the Writers' Writer that encourages voice, content, and style. PD
MooPig is the Writers' Writer that encourages voice, content, and style. PD
2 comments:
I was born a snake handler and I'll die a snake handler.
This response of yours, as I am listening to Rattlesnake Shake, Aerosmith, posted by Penny Jinright ... on fBook. HA! You Da MAnge.
Post a Comment