Die, Religion, Die

Dear reader(s), I am taking a temporary break from my zombie story. I'm hoping it's just this post, but with me, it's completely uncertain. Remember all those times when I said something was the last post of that fashion, but the next post I wrote was about the same thing? Well, it doesn't really matter. Number 1: This is not angsty or "romantic" or anything of the sorts. As you can tell from the title, I am now an aethiest. Just kidding. I probably shouldn't joke about that....

Anyways, this post is about religion. And how it is pathetic.

Now, you're asking, "But aren't you a Christian? How can you hate religion?" And my response follows in the next paragraph.

I am not religious. I am a Christian. You may think that there is no difference, but I'm telling you, there is one. And it's huge.

Today, I decided to listen to Brian "Head" Welch. If you don't know who he is, he is the former guitarist of KoRn. A born again Christian. He used to be a heavy drug addict. The first time he walked into a church, he was high off of Meth. The first time he prayed to God, he was sniffing crack. I listened to his song, "Die Religion Die" The entire song is about how religion is a lie, and how it is just a bunch of rules and regulations. A man-made idea of getting "saved" And I think this is about the 6th time I've listened to it. In a row. This is the second time I've heard a second time I've heard about anything "anti-religion" from a Christian. The first time was listening to an Impending Doom song (in which I do not recall the name). In the song it says, "I hate religion! I don't need a cult! The world doesn't need anymore fakes!" The Brian "Head" Welch song says, "It's time to see religion die! The truth can't lie! It's time to see religion die!" Yeah, let's hear that line on Christian radio. Christians as a whole are encapsulated in bubble of security. We say that we are not always going to be called to do something we are comfortable with, and yet, at all times we only expose ourselves to things we are comfortable with.

Religion is such a trick. It's a dirty window. We can see through it, but not clearly. We are distracted by all the things we are told to do. What and what not to do, that we are distracted from what really matters. We are distracted from the love and forgiveness God has given us. God doesn't judge us with scrutiny. He loves us, and he is heart broken when we sin against him. But, he doesn't disown us, or look upon us with disgust. He won't rebuke you because you have piercings. He won't judge you because you have tattoos. He won't judge you because you don't sing worship music, and instead you scream the most brutal words into a microphone. And yet, Christians are so quick to judge. The Bibe says not to judge, lest you judge yourself. We are so quick to judge others wrongdoings, and yet we ask for forgiveness and grace from everyone else.

So, I ask you today, are you religious, or do you live a relationship with the one true God? If you don't believe, I want you to know, that I love you, and even more, God loves you with all his heart. He loved you so much he sacrificed his own son so you could live in heaven with Him, forever. You are loved. You will always be loved.