Oh, when the Saints...

Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day and I must say that this has got to be the most fantastic way of celebrating the death of any religious figure. Drink alcohol, party, and get laid (if you so wished or if you cared to remember). So, after waking up this morning I have pondered the thought of praying to St. Patrick and thanking him for having been the reason for this glorious day... Oh wait, no I did not. Instead I did some research on him.

Saint Patrick, apparently, was appointed bishop of Ireland when Christianity had just started spreading through the British Isles in the 5th century AD.  So, this fellow, then, having seen the light himself and wanting everyone else to see it like him, decided to convert as many Irish as bishoply possible. He went around the country and established monasteries and churches everywhere; the monasteries to keep the clergy coming, and the churches to keep the people coming. After three decades of showing Celtic Druids to Christianity missionary style he died on March 17, 493 AD. After mourning his death year after year someone finally stood up and said "What the hell are we doing guys? Let's get some booze, music and bitches in here, so that we can celebrate the conversion of Ireland, the legacy of Patrick, the right way, god damn it." After a few beers, songs and muses, they all saw the light brighter than ever before. Well, "Halleluja!!!", I say.....

This makes me think though. What would religions do without the forced suggestion (yes, this is an oxymoron, I know) of some that their God/Prophet/[Insert Holyness right here] has a brighter (and bigger) beam of light hidden in his pants than other Gods? What would Ireland look like if Saint Patrick would not have been so ambitious with such admirable missionary style? Come to think of it, why did they name that position missionary style anyways?.....  Amen, and chug......

Comments

[Aya]

Dear Infidel,
Great Post and interesting questions you are raising here. I wonder what the whole world would look like if missionaries and religious figures were not so ambitious in their quest for conversion. Surely it wouldn’t be the same world!