When did Atheism become a religion?

I just saw something on T.V. that made me laugh so hard, I almost choked on my home made Starbucks iced coffee. Too delicious to waste going down a wind pipe. Damn atheists and their crazy antics.

Apparently, there’s this group of “atheists” who are going to not so great lengths to reverse their baptisms. They do this with the help of a middle aged man, adorned in a black caped robe, wielding a huge, wait for it; Hair Dryer. Not just any hairdryer, the turbo hairdryer of the anti-god. Ok, I made that last part up, but there was some writing wrapped around what I could see of the dryer, in the fabulous video, and it had the word TRUTH in bold letters on it. Wow.

Now, I’m not religious per say. My beliefs revolve more around nature and keeping it alive, so it can keep me alive. It’s not so much a religion, but more of a survival instinct. I grew up in a “born again” Christian family however. I never really believed any of it. That doesn’t mean that I look down on people who do believe in an all mighty God. No matter who that may be. God, Buddha, Moses, L.Ron Hubbard.

I believe that people should live and let live. As long as you’re not harming anyone with your beliefs, pray or meditate away. I think it’s great that some people have something they can turn to when they need solace or peace. Myself, I use books and movies. I don’t care what anyone else believes in, as long as they’re not stopping me on the street or knocking on my door to try to convert me. If 11 years of going to church during my most influential years (6-17) didn’t stick, I hardly think that spending 30 minutes with me at 29 will. Sorry, seek your soul saving quota next door.

For all the strange rituals some people do for their religion, I find a lot of them quite beautiful. Baptisms has it’s merits. Burning incense and chanting is quite beautiful.

What isn’t beautiful? What is just plain crazy? Well, putting on a cape, taking a hair dryer and taping words on it and blow drying someone’s hair when it’s already dry. Yup, that’s just stupid. Getting together with a group of like minded people and performing a ritual, well, that’s sort of a religious act isn’t it?

How can you look down your nose on a group of people who get together to perform a ritual act, then get your own group together to lend credence to the act itself? If you don’t believe in god, then you don’t believe in the merit of baptism or what it stands for. Why then would you feel the need to reverse it? With a blow dryer?

Watch, now they’re going to mass produce and market the “Baptism Reversal Hair Dryer”. Have you been baptized against your will when you were a baby? Have you been baptized an an adult and have suddenly changed your mind? Have you renounced Christianity and all it’s teachings? Do you have absolutely nothing better to do other than to get together with other non-believers for a couple hours of blow drying? This product is for you!

They’ll probably get that Slap-Chop guy to do the infomercial.

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