Guerre Sainte: An Article About Religion

Whether you believe or God or otherwise: I would like you to, just for a moment or two, imagine hell.

That is, hell in its most literal form. Full of burning flames, crumbling rock, screaming souls, what have you. Now imagine there’s a cliff that hangs precariously over this madness, just low enough so you can see and imagine what can happen to you if you’re so unlucky to trip and fall over.

Writing this article makes me feel like I’m standing on the edge of that cliff.

Hyperbole aside, there are good reasons why people tend to shy away from talking, much less writing, about religion. Probably the most sensitive subject on the planet, one slight misstep in this article will offend somebody out there.

So I beseech you, dear reader, to read the following with an open mind like never before, and hopefully this article will do something for you.

This point forward, I will criticizing many. And I’m going to split my criticism for two groups: fellow theists, and atheists, starting with the former (but I hope atheists will read it too, and vice versa).

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Editor's note: This is not an easy post to write or post. The following is merely an opinion piece by the writer and may or may not reflect actual realities.

In the past, Suburban KID had disclaimers like the above too. Today, there are two core differences: i) It's posted at the top, and not with smaller-case words like before, and ii) This time I might actually need it.

All topics that I write about are usually quite close to my heart. That's the whole point of this blog, isn't it?  But sometimes, there are things that are best remained...unsaid, for the sake of "peace and harmony".

Today, no more holding back. I am writing this as an independent blogger, a young church-goer and, most importantly, a concerned Catholic.