Draconis71
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It's been over 10 years now, and, I'm still waiting for 2013's chits, and this year's.I might have mentioned this before, but it's always on my mind.
I've been thinking about starting my own church. I plan on naming it The Church of the Seven Percenters. To join you just send me 7% of your adjusted gross income each year and I'll put it into a blind trust registered in the Cayman Islands that invests primarily in hedge funds. You'll receive blessings from the church in the form of chit (small, cashable coupons) which can be redeemed (redeemed, get it? LOL!) at the end of every 5-year cycle. Everyone's redemption will be issued in the whatever the most valuable liquid currency is at that time: be it Euros, Pounds Sterling, Reales, Gold or Platinum 1 ounce coins, sticks and/or rocks.
Everyone will be welcome to join and must follow only one basic tenet: treat everyone equally with love, kindness, and tolerance. Those members caught trespassing this basic tenet will be relegated to a large fenced off area of the world. Currently, I'm thinking about maybe a 10 meter high concrete wall built completely around what now poses as Texas would work. Of course, I will serve as the high elder and benevolent leader of this non-prophet organization.
Members wishing to acquire special grace (i.e. extra credit) can devote their lives to helping care for the sick, poor, elderly, pre-schoolers and any other categories of human condition that qualify as being disenfranchised and/or dispossessed. Yup, we'll even have disposession instead of that other kind.
I'm still working the kinks out. When I've got the final draft of the charter papers I'll let everyone know.
Until then, quit blabbing about your favorite religious literature as if it holds all and the only answers and practice getting along with others in the sandbox.
I'm thinking "It takes a big sandbox to contain humanity." might be a good by-line. Anyone with a good suggestion for calming, unifying symbol for the church is welcome to contact me. Note: no swatikas, crosses, or unicorns. They've already been used up.
I'm going to go have a beer and think this over some more. Until then, best wishes and I'll be in touch.
I'm in dire need of redemption...