Meh, what's the point of this secret identity anyway?
16 years ago
General
The following was an April Fools post, although tidbits are based on fact. I still want this identity to remain separate from my real-life identity(I do have inheritance at stake, after all), although I'm certainly less concerned about secrecy now.
Here's that post in its entirety.
Okay, so I created this identity in order to express my atheist and gay feelings without my family and congregation finding out. Yeah, like they're gonna find out. I have atheist and wiccan friends as well, so big deal, right? Really, the only concern I have are my parents. I might as well be honest with my friends.
I originally used security features strong enough to hide from the FBI, but have since gotten more lax in favor of convenience. This identity was intended to explore myself, and it turns out I don't really have anything to hide. ESPECIALLY from the FBI.
So, I might as well give a little extra background on who I am. I'm actually Pastor Harris from the First Assembly Of God in Frog Balls, Arkansas. I suppose having to read the Bible more often was what made me more cynical about it. We have a talking snake, fer Christ's sake! When I read that in Bible college, I imagined the snake as Kaa, from The Jungle Book. Many similarities.
You may have noticed that all my art is in pencil. I've given the reason that I can't use my studio(and thus, good pens) for such drawings because people would see these atheistic and pedophallic drawings if I did them in my studio, so I draw them in the privacy of my bedroom. Well, at one point I switched to 100% digital, but kept the pencil look. I take pride in how realistic the "pencil marks" are. They've become my style. I still keep them out of my studio, though. I run a freelance Christian art studio, and there are sometimes nosey kids in there, so I can't have anything embarrassing being upturned.
I treat my congregation like Jesus would, but I'm really getting fed up with them. I preach tolerance, but guess how many people(from my church, even) used "The N word" on election day! *sigh* Also, I suspect I'm the only person from my county that voted for gay marriage being legal. Sure, all eyes were on California, but Arkansas had a similar bill.
My church loves the art I do for my sermons, but they don't take the words to heart. If they find out I'm actually atheist, I don't care. Maybe it'll encourage them to be better people, because I do a MUCH better job at Christianity than they do, sans the "belief" bit. My morals are based on logic, and I teach logic in service, but I think it's lost on them. With 3 members with STD's(that I know of), it's clear they're testing "God's rules" and finding out precisely why those rules should be followed("God is watching" isn't enough reason). Then there's theft, but I won't get into that story. They learned their lesson, at least temporarily. Christianity is wasted on Christians. Church is clearly just a habit.
Anyway, I'm prepared for the possible intolerance in my town. I travel a lot, and I'm fully prepared to travel far away from there. Far, far away. I hear there's an "atheist church" in Texas. Starting one of my own sounds enticing. I'm not sure "church" is the best name for such a thing, but it's the closest description for it.
Here's that post in its entirety.
Okay, so I created this identity in order to express my atheist and gay feelings without my family and congregation finding out. Yeah, like they're gonna find out. I have atheist and wiccan friends as well, so big deal, right? Really, the only concern I have are my parents. I might as well be honest with my friends.
I originally used security features strong enough to hide from the FBI, but have since gotten more lax in favor of convenience. This identity was intended to explore myself, and it turns out I don't really have anything to hide. ESPECIALLY from the FBI.
So, I might as well give a little extra background on who I am. I'm actually Pastor Harris from the First Assembly Of God in Frog Balls, Arkansas. I suppose having to read the Bible more often was what made me more cynical about it. We have a talking snake, fer Christ's sake! When I read that in Bible college, I imagined the snake as Kaa, from The Jungle Book. Many similarities.
You may have noticed that all my art is in pencil. I've given the reason that I can't use my studio(and thus, good pens) for such drawings because people would see these atheistic and pedophallic drawings if I did them in my studio, so I draw them in the privacy of my bedroom. Well, at one point I switched to 100% digital, but kept the pencil look. I take pride in how realistic the "pencil marks" are. They've become my style. I still keep them out of my studio, though. I run a freelance Christian art studio, and there are sometimes nosey kids in there, so I can't have anything embarrassing being upturned.
I treat my congregation like Jesus would, but I'm really getting fed up with them. I preach tolerance, but guess how many people(from my church, even) used "The N word" on election day! *sigh* Also, I suspect I'm the only person from my county that voted for gay marriage being legal. Sure, all eyes were on California, but Arkansas had a similar bill.
My church loves the art I do for my sermons, but they don't take the words to heart. If they find out I'm actually atheist, I don't care. Maybe it'll encourage them to be better people, because I do a MUCH better job at Christianity than they do, sans the "belief" bit. My morals are based on logic, and I teach logic in service, but I think it's lost on them. With 3 members with STD's(that I know of), it's clear they're testing "God's rules" and finding out precisely why those rules should be followed("God is watching" isn't enough reason). Then there's theft, but I won't get into that story. They learned their lesson, at least temporarily. Christianity is wasted on Christians. Church is clearly just a habit.
Anyway, I'm prepared for the possible intolerance in my town. I travel a lot, and I'm fully prepared to travel far away from there. Far, far away. I hear there's an "atheist church" in Texas. Starting one of my own sounds enticing. I'm not sure "church" is the best name for such a thing, but it's the closest description for it.
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Quote of the month, man!
If you were to make some kind of church-like atheist organization would you try and get tax exemption? If that happened it would be win.
So, does this mean I get to add you to my Trillian/Steam/Xfire contacts? =3
"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." Mohandas Gandhi
Unfortunately, I have no need for IM programs. Time-sinks.
Also, Gandhi is da man. That's gotta be my favorite Gandhi quote.