Long Friday.

Good Friday. Pain, suffering, sin and one man cleansing it while dying on the cross. A common man who became a symbol for millions of people and a common death tool that now shows religious belief.

People don't know this. They seriously don't. When I went to high school I was amazed over how badly people actually knew the holidays. As long as they're free from school they didn't really care, I suppose. I used to get asked "but you're an atheist - why do you know that" and answered "I want to make sure that I know what I'm denying". (I got an A in religion, of course - I take my denying seriously.)

I woke up crying. At 7:47 am. I'm not sure if it's Fate's idea of a joke or not, but this Good Friday I woke up feeling sad. Long live Jesùs and all.

'You know, people used to worship nature gods.'

'Thank god we pulled ourselves together 2000 years ago
and worship a dead carpenter.'

Bart & Lisa Simpson