My Easter Bonnet Is Not A Thinking Cap
Oh, if God is Catholic, I`m gonna burn in hell.
No, I don`t mean for all my Culture of Death, Homosexual Agenda opinions, or even for my marriage to a heathen -- I mean, for not paying attention to what Daughter was wearing when we dashed out of the house, almost late for our Easter vigil mass.
We walked in the church door -- too late to go back -- and I realized she had put on JEANS.
Damn.
It gets worse. After we sat down, I noticed she had something entwined around her praying hands. A rosary? Hmmm..... I don`t remember her owning a rosary....
I looked closer: they were Buddhist prayer beads.
Double damn.
No, I don`t mean for all my Culture of Death, Homosexual Agenda opinions, or even for my marriage to a heathen -- I mean, for not paying attention to what Daughter was wearing when we dashed out of the house, almost late for our Easter vigil mass.
We walked in the church door -- too late to go back -- and I realized she had put on JEANS.
Damn.
It gets worse. After we sat down, I noticed she had something entwined around her praying hands. A rosary? Hmmm..... I don`t remember her owning a rosary....
I looked closer: they were Buddhist prayer beads.
Double damn.
posted by L. at 11:54 PM
14 Comments:
Pluralism was a topic when I was in the seminary. We were supposed to learn how to deal with it. (My answer: God loves everyone, so should I.)
Hurray for jw!!
We're a jeans wearing church so it's more odd to have the girls or me turn up in dresses.
Our pastors throw on their robes and stoles over their jeans or slacks for the later, more traditional services.
Or course the male half of the husband-wife team wears slacks or jeans - I wasn't completely clear just then.
Happy Easter. I'm sitting here admiring my Calla Lily.
Aaah Schmaa-- Buddhist prayer beads. Rosary. Same hand movements and mumbling. You can make an origami cross and attach it.
Oh dear, will that send me to hell?
I'm thinking... prayer is prayer is prayer, and prayer beads is prayer beads. Besides, you're raising ecumenical, cuturally diverse kids! That's tres trendy...
Thanks for the chuckle :) I love those Buddhist prayer beads.
My daughter always sports a bed-head to church much to the consternation of my husband and myself, but as friends have pointed out, atleast she still comes to church!
I always thought God was supposed to care about what's inside a person rather than what's on the outside? I never did understand the utter assholes who treated people badly, cheated, etc., but thought they could make it all better by showing up in church as the best-dressed parishoners.
As for jeans, they can be totally classy and appropriate for just about anything. I don't own anything else (except for a grotty old pair of sweatpants for when I have to put on clothes in a hurry.)
Don't worry about Daughter -- she's a good kid (as they all are). Besides, if God is as the catholics (and the bible, for that matter) portray him, those burning in hell are probably the lucky ones.
HAHAHAHA OMG that is priceless. Your children have got to be some of the most unquie indivisual I have heard of. Prayer beads! LOL she was just covering her bases.
Little girl with Buddhist and Catholic parents at Easter Mass with Buddhist prayer beads?
sounds suitable to me....
Happy Easter!
Ha! That's a San Francisco moment.
The youth were in charge of the service at our church, and the boys were wearing really baggy jeans and t-shirts. I doubt God cares. :)
My little darling decided to wear his gecko thongs to Mass this morning (w/his high-water khakis & Hawaiian shirt)... He also kept pointedly showing me "THE TIME" when Mass exceeded the "about 1 hour" timeframe Mom had postulated!
Cool about the prayer beads. :)
I always thought the Christian God was Jewish (being Yaweh and all), and his Son was Christian...I think the father would be a bit upset about the jeans and prayer beads, but the son would just say it's fine, prayer is prayer, as so many have posted here already.
That's my two cents, as an athiest watching from the sidelines. :)
Good for Daughter, I say. Most kids don't have any interest in prayer beads at all, let alone Buddhist ones! And I'm pretty sure God isn't Catholic, anyway. JMO!
"I looked closer: they were Buddhist prayer beads.
Double damn."
LOL!
Now that's a priceless moment!
If you're going to Hell on account of that, I shudder to think how quickly I'll be there! ;)
As for jeans--heh!
I saw some folks' daughters in shorts.
Yes, that's right. Shorts.
I guess I should be glad they were clothed.
Ah, life in a NY/NJ border parish!
Oh, and J.:
God is God. Jesus of Nazareth is Jewish. As for God taking offense, he tends to look at actions, intentions and circumstances. Reckon L.'s just fine on all counts!
I can just imagine helen Lovejoy rolling her eyes!
Bless.
I very much relate to the post after that, BTW. My daughter is junior High age (Year 9 here it's called) and for the past two years she and her friends have gone to the scary mall, the scary city centre, the (semi) scary beach...
Noone has died yet...
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