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Every Pinoy family seems to have one and sometimes more religious hypocrites and I'll bet most of us grew up having to contend with having these puke inspiring people around - which probably explains the fact why these are so few practicing catholic youths in our generation nowadays. We've gotten so confused about the conflicting values and so sick of the blatant hypocrisy that most of us found it a relief to shift over to listening to Jerry Springer, Oprah, Tyra, Boy or Chris for spiritual guidance. Hell, at least the cat fights in these shows are entertaining!
The funny thing is, its very easy to find these type of people. Just like corrupt people seems to have an affinity for 'public service' and running for office, kupals for Christ seems to also have an affinity for being active in the Church. They usually make a big show of going to the Church daily - 'talking to God', asking for 'guidance' and help. Moreover, they are usually attracted to church organizations and religious activities like parasites to a host.
Upon coming home, they would then proceed on their daily task of alienating everyone around them, dispensing 'moral' judgments and condemning 'sinners' all the while being unaware of the filth coming out of their mouths and the hypocrisy of their behaviors.
Take these people as an example:
The Madonna: Material Girl
This woman prides herself as a God fearing woman. She is active in the Singles for Christ organization and a collector of religious figurines and books in her home. She is also fond of dispensing moral advice and judgement to 'erring' relatives.
And yet..
She hoards PX goods (even those addressed to other people) until they disintegrate over time, fights over LBC balikbayan boxes even to the point of maliciously making lies just so to discredit the other recipients and steal albums and photographs to add to her 'hall of fame collection'.
She finds old women hiring dance instructors disgusting and yet 'marries' an American just to secure her American citizenship. She preaches about Christian love and yet is ashamed of finding herself associated to her 'disabled' (vertically challenged is more apt, hehe) sister. Condemns another sister for taking a trip to US while the kids are left at home and yet turns a blind eye to profiting from the money of a prostitute relative.
She goes bonkers over missing spoons, collects pasalubongs addressed to other people and was ashamed of the rundown shack that was her parent's house.
If there is the proverbial camel passing through the eye of a needle, then I suppose she is the Elephant passing through a micromesh.
The Swindler Prophet
Another relative who goes to church daily and claims she is in direct communication with Mother Mary. She listens to the religious stations on the radio while watching the religious channel on the TV all day long. She is fond of cursing hellfire and damnation to everyone who rubs her the wrong way.
And yet...
She is perfectly content with living off the profits of her prostitute child (yup, the material girl above and the prophet swindler are sisters), even finds nothing wrong with blackmailing a priest which used to be her daughter's lover.
For some reason, swindling scores of people of their money, loaning large sums without any plans of paying back and stealing her dead brother's retirement pay fits somehow in her religious definition of what's right. Hmmm.. Her type would fit in very well in the Crusades back in the middle ages, he he.
The Praying Mantis
Yet another one of those church going hypocrites who thinks that praying now and gossiping later is a perfectly fine way of living the Christian life. She is a member of her Church's organization, a part time singer in the church choir and a leader in reciting the yearly Holy Week prayers.
But..
This woman is only capable of two modes:
The eyes closed, praying and singing mode.
And the eyes open, spiteful, envious, greedy gossip mode.
She gets hypertension just thinking about her neighbors' belongings, wields a machete when outraged over snide remarks about her and gossips nonstop about this relative and that when found in social gatherings. Hell, she even gossips about her son!
She sings about the Goodness of God and salivates over the prospect of getting other people's money. Prays for the souls of the dearly departed and makes snide remarks about the lives of those that are not. Preaches about giving yet makes a life out of taking.
No wonder worms are literally coming out of her mouth.
If these are the type of people that can be found daily in our Churches, then the world will be a better place if our Churches were closed.
Being a Christian isn't just about knowing our prayers, being all out when singing hymns, prostrating ourselves daily for an hour before our God and memorizing the verses in the bible.
Far more than this, I think Christianity is a way of life. A way of getting along with our neighbors and living a life in harmony with others.
Our church doesn't have to look very far to understand why their flock is straying...
I say let's burn these hypocrites on the stake! he he
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