Tuesday, August 19

How to inflate religion

ROME (Reuters) - Catholic nuns and priests in Italy are following their flocks to the beach this summer, establishing an inflatable church and a beach-convent in the sands to lure sunbathers.
The 30-metre (98 ft) long blow-up church -- staffed by priests ready to take confession -- will debut on Saturday on the Adriatic coast in the Molise region, an organizer said. (end of quote)
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Has religion become an inflatable blow up doll now? I guess the time has passed away when building faith was done stone by stone, like seen on this picture of Chartres, France. I am not a vivid churchgoer myself, and I do not cling to particular denominations. But "blow-up-churches" on the beach to convert sun-bathers is a bit over the top of my head.

"Ohh, the incense smells like vinal today, sorry about that. But we have this freshly blessed Adriatic sea water and it will wash away all your sins. Please come in barefoot, we do not wish to see a punctured hole in our blow up church. The spirit will not come, when the air deflates. You are serious about your faith, you must be on a beach pilgrimage. Your tan is vivid, don't loose true color. Better get married now, before you get the baby "

I could go on and on ...

Man, I fell asleep one day on a beach in Southern France, woke up the next morning with the rising sun, my body all covered with dew and salty air, slowly warming up to a beautiful day. That was the time, when God kissed me! (or vice versa, can't remember...)

4 comments:

gfid said...

i think your overnight beach experience may have more of the spiritual to it than a huff'n'puff knockoff trying to be a vinyl Notre Dame. gag!

susan said...

It might be more interesting to lie back on the sand with a beer and watch the pope huffin&puffin to inflate the silly thing.

Feelings of spirituality usually arise where one least expects them and the insides of churches don't see much of the outside of me either.

Zee said...

Your right Granny Fiddler!

Zee said...

Oh, so right Raven-Susan...