Spiritually Screwed

It will most likely not surprise many of you that it is nearly impossible to shock me. The more shocking and offensive something is, the harder I usually laugh at it. So, I'm online doing a little sex toy research for Passion Parties (that's my story and I'm sticking to it) and I come across this website called Divine Interventions. (Mom, do NOT under any circumstances click on that link. I'm not kidding.) Yep, religious sex toys in the shape of everything from Jesus to Buddha to the Virgin Mary... and then some. The Devil Dildo. Wow. Umm... no thanks. He had his way with me for too many years as it was. The only thing I am spreading for him is the mythical manure from which he was made.

First of all, I would like to congratulate the folks over at Divine Interventions for achieving the near impossible. I was shocked. Not offended shocked, just shocked shocked. Don't know why, after my shelter-challenged years as a pre-teen on Castro Street, but I was. I gasped and then covered my mouth. And then I laughed. And then I just stared. And then I laughed some more. And then I got weirdly philosophical.

I mean I totally get it. All around us we see extreme examples of spiritual masturbation by those that get off on being oh-so-right, oh-so-the-only-true and oh-so-perfect. There are millions of humans still reeling and picking up the pieces of their souls that were shattered by the religions of their childhood. There is intense anger. And many of those religions are sexually warping and dysfunctional. I get the need to give whatever and whoever the giant finger as you are navigating healing and individuating. I absolutely get it. But I also gotta ask - if a religion fucked you that bad, why would you turn around, pick up the sword yourself, as it were, and allow it to continue?

After all, Jesus said to turn the other cheek - not bend over.

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