Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving straight to the shore to play guitar, watch the waves and enjoy the beauty of the morning. “And it felt more spiritual than any time I set foot in a church,” he recalled.

Nothing has changed that view in the ensuing decades.

“Most religions are there to control people and get money from them,” said Dulak, now 76, of Rocheport, Missouri. He also cited sex abuse scandals in Catholic and Southern Baptist churches. “I can’t buy into that,” he said.

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    1 year ago

    Jesus is a real G compared to supply side right wing Jesus. If he ever does return, we'll kill him again because he won't be relatable to the rich.

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      Even if that dude were to return, he'd take one look at the modern day Pharisees his followers have become and think of the adage "burn me once, shame on you, burn me twice, shame on me" and keep his mouth shut this time around.

      It turns out that no, in fact there was no one with two good ears in the crowd after all, and only a fool would make that mistake twice.