Comments on: ash you like it http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/ a song for prometheus Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:08:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: nat http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/comment-page-1/#comment-70891 nat Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:26:18 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/#comment-70891 My parents are atheists too and weren't planning on having me baptised, but I asked to be at the ripe old age of 7. I blame two incidents, one is the brainwash I went through at the hands of my dad's cousin who never married for religious reasons. The second is that all my friends were getting religious education at church and the conversations at school suddenly became focused on what had happened there. So feeling left out, I asked my mum if I could join, and shortly after joining I declared I wanted to be baptised. Now I have seen the light again, and should really get struck off the registrar, which apparently sits at the Vatican. One has to write a letter to one's vicar asking to be struck off, but I have no idea who my vicar is. I shall look into it one of these days though. My parents are atheists too and weren’t planning on having me baptised, but I asked to be at the ripe old age of 7.
I blame two incidents, one is the brainwash I went through at the hands of my dad’s cousin who never married for religious reasons. The second is that all my friends were getting religious education at church and the conversations at school suddenly became focused on what had happened there. So feeling left out, I asked my mum if I could join, and shortly after joining I declared I wanted to be baptised.

Now I have seen the light again, and should really get struck off the registrar, which apparently sits at the Vatican. One has to write a letter to one’s vicar asking to be struck off, but I have no idea who my vicar is. I shall look into it one of these days though.

]]> By: CJ http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/comment-page-1/#comment-70821 CJ Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:59:53 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/#comment-70821 My parents are atheists but still dragged me kicking and screaming to be baptised (aged about 10 *cringe*).. followed shortly afterwards by confirmation against my will. My parents are atheists but still dragged me kicking and screaming to be baptised (aged about 10 *cringe*).. followed shortly afterwards by confirmation against my will.

]]> By: Rosy http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/comment-page-1/#comment-70702 Rosy Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:14:49 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/#comment-70702 My parents are atheists too but still had me "named and blessed". Allegedly when the vicar asked Jesus to take me into his arms, I stopped breathing. My parents are atheists too but still had me “named and blessed”. Allegedly when the vicar asked Jesus to take me into his arms, I stopped breathing.

]]> By: Dad http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/comment-page-1/#comment-70694 Dad Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:18:49 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/#comment-70694 You did indeed have your heid daubed. It was with water though, not ash. It wasn't any old water though - oh no no no! It had been blessed you know, by a very nice minister whose details, other than his sex, I completely forget. Whether or not he was a paedophile I thankfully have absolutely no idea. Personally I am an atheist and have been for some years. You did indeed have your heid daubed. It was with water though, not ash. It wasn’t any old water though – oh no no no! It had been blessed you know, by a very nice minister whose details, other than his sex, I completely forget. Whether or not he was a paedophile I thankfully have absolutely no idea.
Personally I am an atheist and have been for some years.

]]> By: air http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/comment-page-1/#comment-70622 air Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:47:48 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/#comment-70622 I don't believe it's a Catholic rite particularly - I think I probably had my heid daubed at some stage. Back when I was a child, and hence too young to realise that what was being drilled into me was tired and pointless fiction. I don’t believe it’s a Catholic rite particularly – I think I probably had my heid daubed at some stage. Back when I was a child, and hence too young to realise that what was being drilled into me was tired and pointless fiction.

]]> By: c nasty http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/comment-page-1/#comment-70591 c nasty Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:35:13 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/#comment-70591 the catholics are coming to get you. the catholics are coming to get you.

]]> By: air http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/comment-page-1/#comment-69930 air Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:31:25 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/#comment-69930 <em>> army of icons</em> Exactly. There was something really <em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Live" rel="nofollow">They Live</a></em> about it. > army of icons

Exactly. There was something really They Live about it.

]]> By: Nat http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/comment-page-1/#comment-69847 Nat Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:31:44 +0000 http://aaronbell.org/journal/2008/02/ash-you-like-it/#comment-69847 I don't think I could live in the US - no offence meant to anyone - but seeing I can't be in the same room as lifeless Christian religious icons because they freak me out, I don't think I'd react very well to an army of walking Christian icons. I don’t think I could live in the US – no offence meant to anyone – but seeing I can’t be in the same room as lifeless Christian religious icons because they freak me out, I don’t think I’d react very well to an army of walking Christian icons.

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