On Placenta, Black sheeps and the Golden Ticket

Reading an article about Tom Cruise suddenly made me think about the influence of the media in portrayal of public figures and in the same line.. public policies, world views and issues. I mean we're always been given flack and bad rep for "misrepresentation/over-presentation/under-representation"(sore issue here for me).But I think The media is trying to help push religious thoughts too. Like scientologists, like Mr Cruise are mad crazed freakazoids that eats their babies' placenta.(Which is not true by the way, he was quoted out of context when he was being sarcastic)

Ok back to topic. I don't care 2 hoots abt Tom Cruise.

I think there is a great push worldwide supported by mainstream media to return to the fold and Back to them so called Orthodox/Right religions.

1)Cos of the mayhem and in recent years maybe say after 1990s there are more pple that return to christianity or "hop into" a religion. As compared to 70s 80s 90s being deviant and proclaiming agnostic was the "in" thing

2)Prolly due to religious conflicts all over.. people do find it RIGHT to return majorly to their roots, "I can't let the other guys win", so you get the extremist

3)And of cos the general feel of miasma and forebroding that the world is gonna end with all these natural disasters. "I better go find a religion lest i turn into a lingering ghost or get swept into hell before i know it"

4)The world economy too has something to do with it. 80s was the boom period for many countries too.. The last thing they cared abt was religion

Dave says am overthinking about it.

But seeing people getting religious for the wrong reasons just gets on my nerves.

Christianity for example has a great stranglehold here. Suddenly things like cell groups, worship, etc are in to many conversations. For example kiddos nowadays are more into religions than say 10 yrs. Influenced by schoolmates and socialization opportunities they get into a religion.

So are the grey population, for the wont of friends, hope, and looking for a reason to live "hop in" too.

As for say Buddism, many more are into it cos it technically aint a religion perse but a way of life and teachings.


All these religious black sheeps will prolly go to hell(or where-ever afterlife is, if they belive in one) if they don't understand..

1) Church/ Mosque/ Temple is not one way to up yr social life
2) God isn't gonna help you if you don't help yourself.
3)If you gonna die you're gonna die.
4) Being on your Sunday best behavior and then talking shit about others in front or back of them is still Talking SHIT.
4)Going to pray on selected says doesnt ensure a ticket to heaven.
5)You better be praying cos you believe in the teachings and not cos you are asked to.


But then what again are the "WRONG REASONS". WOOHOO I love contridicting and confusing myself. The BIG BALANCE.
Gah am just being a bitter cynical bitch. Stone me.

And as always I have disclaimers to save my arse. Am stereotyping here, there are devout followers of their various schools of thought and religions.

Peace Out.