MJE is still recovering from mardi gras in the big sleazy, whoof.! It gets harder to bounce back from debauchery every year. However, it’s required. Curious how seriously christians take a festival that originated in pre-christian rome as saturnalia. There are undeniable similarities between the two…
- A mock king is chosen and honored during the festival.
- Moral and societal norms are temporarily suspended.
- It’s observed during the transitory period between winter and spring.
Props to the christians for being the world’s first recyclers!
Uh, oh then ya gotta pay the piper for all dem sins. Hence lent. Jews are usually credited with the invention of guilt but christians also realized how useful it can be. And just as they appropriated pagan customs (why mess with success!) they gave their own bitchin spin to sin: absolution! Quelle concept! You can transgress all you want but if you say “my bad” afterwards your slate is wiped clean. Is it any wonder jesus was a rock star, instead of getting smote hard time by a scary vengeful god for your peccadillos you got group hugs and a “we love you man” from team jesus…
So come ash wednesday, christian sinners flock to their high priests for their hall passes, which they proudly advertise with ash crosses on their foreheads. Holier than thou is literally written all over their faces.
In the big sleazy lent and penance can be short-lived which must be part of the plan. After all, god knows all, including the fact that no algorithm is perfect and there are always ghosts in the machine, see: nike basketball sneaker blowout. But never forget, god doesn’t make mistakes. He made you, so if you lay an egg that must be an integral part of being a human. So embrace your failures! If you are perfect, which you are not, or even pretend to be, you’re just not holding up your side of the bargain.
Ergo, keep on keeping on fucking up and get with the program brother!
Can I get an amen?
my jaundiced eye 