Yep! And not only that, but Ray also showed me how stupid and evil and retarded and sadistic and satanic and just plain ridiculous this whole concept of endless punishment really is!
Well said! That's exactly what I think about eternal hellfire! (I mean seriously, when you think about it, the entire concept is so stupid it must have taken a miracle for so many people to fall for it...
and it is!)
You reminded me of a guy awhile back that told me that I wasn't a true believer because I didn't speak in tongues. Haha, I recall thinking he was a real wacko... However, looking back I did a few really 'wacko' things myself at my old baptist church...
I actually washed a bunch of dudes' feet!!! [Now, I know Christ did it for His Disciples, but He did it as a Spiritual example for them and us... we just did it cuz we thought we were obeying and being 'holy' and stuff] Seriously, some of those guys really should've taken showers before they came to church that night... YUCK!!!
Yes, oh, by the flying koalas, not even words can express how stupid I feel, recalling my past self. I actually fell down on the floor and started crying (along with everyone else) in the middle of service and I got high just by "speaking in tongues". Oh, I feel stupid already.
We had to wash each other's feet a few weeks ago in Catholic Confirmation... It wasn't so bad because the room was air conditioned and they actually took baths, and it wasn't real foot washing, just pouring water over the foot and drying it with a really thick towel. It felt like a real waste of time, because we already get the symbolic meaning. >.>
Yus, Firefly, I agree, it was definitely worth it. I mean, how can it
not be worth it?