{"id":822,"date":"2014-05-09T14:36:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T19:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/?p=822"},"modified":"2015-08-11T18:20:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T23:20:25","slug":"how-not-to-do-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2014\/05\/how-not-to-do-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"How Not to Do Religion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

William Peace tells the tale that tops all the weirdo-magnet stories I\u2019ve heard to date<\/a>. \u00a0And he\u2019s a magnet and I\u2019m a longtime reader, so it\u2019s pretty top.<\/p>\n

Religion Tips 101:<\/p>\n

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  1. Try not to develop a theology that\u2019s smack-dab contrary to the plain meaning of well-known scriptures in your religion of choice.<\/li>\n
  2. Stalking people? \u00a0Out shopping? Really?<\/li>\n
  3. Hateful gods aren\u2019t that appealing. \u00a0I guess some people go in for that, but overall . . . not so much.<\/li>\n
  4. If you make the people who give bizarre dietary advice seem like a picture of rationality, you\u2019re doing it wrong.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I\u2019m sure you can add your own. Which you\u2019ll do at your own place, because comments are closed for my amazing Mother\u2019s Day Weekend with the family. \u00a0Who are out swimming right now, but they\u2019ll come back and you\u2019ll have to take care of the Internet from there.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0<\/p>\n

    Edited for a strong language warning on the link. \u00a0W.P. is many things, but choir boy he is not. \u00a0Or rather, he\u2019s like choir boys really are, not like their mothers imagine they are.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    William Peace tells the tale that tops all the weirdo-magnet stories I\u2019ve heard to date. \u00a0And he\u2019s a magnet and I\u2019m a longtime reader, so it\u2019s pretty top. Religion Tips 101: Try not to develop a theology that\u2019s smack-dab contrary to the plain meaning of well-known scriptures in your religion of choice. Stalking people? \u00a0Out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1209,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,205,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church-craziness","category-disability-chronic-illness","category-evangelization"],"yoast_head":"\nHow Not to Do Religion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"William Peace tells the tale that tops all the weirdo-magnet stories I've heard to date. \u00a0And he's a magnet and I'm a longtime reader, so it's pretty top.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2014\/05\/how-not-to-do-religion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Not to Do Religion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"William Peace tells the tale that tops all the weirdo-magnet stories I've heard to date. \u00a0And he's a magnet and I'm a longtime reader, so it's pretty top.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2014\/05\/how-not-to-do-religion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sticking the Corners\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JenFitz.Writes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-05-09T19:36:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-08-11T23:20:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jennifer Fitz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Jennifer_Fitz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jennifer Fitz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2014\/05\/how-not-to-do-religion\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2014\/05\/how-not-to-do-religion\/\",\"name\":\"How Not to Do Religion\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2014-05-09T19:36:08+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-11T23:20:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/#\/schema\/person\/a1a80a6198996fd8f065088c38a255c3\"},\"description\":\"William Peace tells the tale that tops all the weirdo-magnet stories I've heard to date. \u00a0And he's a magnet and I'm a longtime reader, so it's pretty top.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2014\/05\/how-not-to-do-religion\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2014\/05\/how-not-to-do-religion\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2014\/05\/how-not-to-do-religion\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How Not to Do Religion\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/\",\"name\":\"Sticking the Corners\",\"description\":\"Live it like you mean it.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/#\/schema\/person\/a1a80a6198996fd8f065088c38a255c3\",\"name\":\"Jennifer Fitz\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3aa95bdcebf0f9f0962d1a672129e152?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3aa95bdcebf0f9f0962d1a672129e152?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jennifer Fitz\"},\"description\":\"Jennifer Fitz is the mother of four fantabulous children, and author of Classroom Management for Catechists. 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