God's Army Still Working
There is something almost heartbreaking in this message of fear. To think that any small misstep could land you into burning fire or brain freeze cold for all of eternity. I myself have committed over 100 Catholic sins and broken over 5 human laws today, and I consider myself to be one of the good ones. What about all you bad asses out there? Multiplied by over 1,000,000, and those sins are really adding up this Mardi Gras season.
Actually, I haven't broken any of their god's commandments today, and I don't intend to. Maybe that's what this guy is smiling about. "O.K., so I drank a hurricane last night and sang Karaoke in my underwear, but I'm still good. Not going to burn in a fire-y hell. Plus, got my glasses just in case some homo spits on me."
As for Jesus, I guess we could all learn a lesson from him. My preferred one is “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” This is my sermon as I walk home on the night before Mardi Gras.