Disrespectful Christian Children

Today I read a post from someone on Facebook, whose son, a Christian of the born-again variety, didn't like her Tarot cards. The cards disappeared, and my Facebook friend was unable to find them, and this morning her son finally told her that he tore them up and threw them out, on an isolated country road near their home. She's really disgusted with his behavior, and I don't blame her. I've met Christians in the past who destroy property.....the more superstitious ones often burn books on matters occult and throw any jewelry that reminds them of a pentacle away. In extreme cases, occultists or suspected occultists have been assaulted and murdered, and homes and buildings have been set on fire or otherwise destroyed.

Why would an adult young man bear his mother such disrespect? This is something else about Christians that I have never understood. Just what is it, about another person's differences, that frightens them so badly? And what is it about respect for other religions that is so difficult? Especially when we are dealing with born again types whose parents are not Christian? And why is it so easy for some of these born-again congregations to encourage children to disrespect their parents? First, to condescend to a parishioner's parents while cheering on the parishioner to do the same, followed by destruction of property, in this case, the Tarot cards. Another word for the latter is theft, but apparently "thou shalt not steal" goes out the window with "honor they father and thy mother" when keeping the ten commandments requires empathy and manners. Feel free to believe me when I state that the Christian "God's" permission to his faithful to exclude yours truly from the respect he insists must be granted other elders and parents is enraging, and does not foster any family atmosphere or relationship.

If any of my sons had destroyed a deck of my cards, or any other tool connected to the Craft or matters occult, I would probably film myself ceremoniously burning the culprit's bible and put it on YouTube. That said, I suppose it is a good thing it was only the Tarot cards that were destroyed and discarded on an isolated rural road. Born-agains do some strange things.

If You Missed Church This Sunday

If you missed church this Sunday, perhaps you were in New Orleans, with Jessica Ahlquist, who successfully petitioned the Supreme Court and got an old rug with a superstitious prayer taken off the walls at her school, at the American Humanist Association, this past week. After the award of a check for $40,000.00 at the Reason Rally, in Washington D.C., she has also won the Humanist Award this year. What an honor for her school, Cranston High School, to have such an intelligent, tenacious, and creative winner in their student body! A public school should be very proud to have such a student in attendance. Most of the students at the school have shown struggles in contemporary issues and communication, but Jessica is capable of understanding the Constitution and enlisting in the help of our judicial system to uphold it. Now that there is a void in the spot once occupied by the old, silly, Christian prayer, perhaps Jessica will go the extra mile and get her Tarot cards read by Jesus while she is in New Orleans, and bring back a banner that looks like this! To the right, is a rendition from a deck using Golden Dawn symbolism as interpreted by Edward Arthur Waite, and others, of the Heirophant, which symbolizes conformity. This looks like it would make an interesting banner for the hallway at Cranston High! It's obviously an artist's conception of Jesus, so it should make all the Christians happy! Maybe she will bring back some other religious odds and ends, too, from New Orleans, such as the ones pictured below! That way, the school's thirst for religion will be quenched, and everyone might actually learn something!

Congratulations, Jessica Ahlquist! If your school does not recognize your talent and intelligence, they should.