I bet you Sydney-ers would be loving this world youth day caper. Haha.. Is it just me or does the bible seem oh-so much funnier when you turn it all into misled inuendo?
It's a blast Rick. It's called World Youth Day, but it goes for a week. There's going to be 250,000 more Catholics in Sydney than there is already. The entire CBD is going to be in lock-down. People won't be able to drive to work because the roads will be clogged. But they won't be able to catch public transport either, because the pilgrims will be filling all the seats. So people will either have to camp at their offices for a week, or take the week off. The only thing I'm glad about is that it coincides with my long service leave, so I don't have to go anywhere near the cluster fuck it's going to be.
I was really suprised when i saw 20ish yr olds carrying crosses and stuff like that. I was under the impression that no one of my generation believed in god anymore. I think i could name 1 friend who does, and they wouldn't go and carry a cross to prove it.
I am also conveniently on leave at this time...they should have made it a sydney-wide week long public holiday
It's going to be a hassle to get to and from work everyday with WYD, but i really don't mind, all towards a good cause.
Is it peace? That seems like a hollow idea when it's sponsored by religion; the engine of war and even more so by the Roman Catholic Church, one of the most violent establishments in history.
I was thinking more along the lines of a diverse culture of youth gathering to learn more about their faith.
I'm gonna be so fired up for this shit. I've got my "JESUS LOVES ME...BUT I MAKE HIM WEAR A CONDOM" shirt on order, should be here real soon. As well as a couple of choice Nietzsche quote ones. UNSW Athiest Society is organising the resistance . Can you believe this shit is happening on my birthday? My birthday?? I wanted to go get slaughtered in the city and now its going to be shit.
I find it more disgusting that people go to lengths to have a go at these kinds of people than the people themselves. The Atheists/Agnostics/Morons make more of a fuss about it than the religious types and to be honest are more annoying. I have them throwing shit down my throat about how god is terrible and the bible is wrong more than I have Christians/Catholics hassling me.
I'm yet to have an atheist knock on my door and start preaching or try to get me to go down to their flamin' church though.