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I recently put a stop to all that s#!t seeing as I: 1) Caught someone in the act and asked them what they were doing and 2) told the store about it. *evil grin* They haven't put anymore pamphlets in the books. Heh heh heh.

The book people actually hated the people who did that stuff. Honestly... they have a section in the store for bibles and Christian related paraphernalia. Although it would be pointless and not furthering our intelligence level, I'd like them to get a taste of their own medicine. Crispies only though. Everyone else NOT bible-humping or what-have-you can be "left alone".

That's not completely true actually. I've met a few people who were so set on paganism, that they'd constantly tell non-pagans "If only you could see the love the goddess has for you. Set your bibles aside and open up to the god and goddess. They want you to hear them." Yea, there's even fundamentalist pagans. I know that's somewhat contradictory, but it gets the point across.

...which in a sense reflects much on the Christians side. For good or bad depends upon the convert.

Ahhhh off topic and yet on at the same time...

So...My boyfriend is moving out of his house. He's actually moving out of a whole life that involves like...hick versions of the charmed ones without powers and about 150 lbs heavier. His best friend used to live there too, but he moved away and now us getting a place is becoming this extremely urgent thing. Anyway, along with videogames and other personal belongings, B is starting to move out things he thinks will get broken during this upcoming WWE smackdown. Well, tonight he brought over something rather...unlikely.

B isnt religious, well...he's kind of curious about anything I do, but nothing Christian. His Grandmother however, is...well I'm assuming Catholic. B brought over this absolutely gorgeous wooden cabinet-like thing full of porcelain, hand painted, prayer cards with pictures of the Virgin Mary on them. While I poured over it, he said that it was now mine (and only the tip of the iceberg apparently). I'm not sure why it was in his possession to begin with, but I know this used to be extremely meaningful to his Grandmum (shes still alive mind you, so why he's got that cards is yet again this weird mystery).

Mary is often worshiped to goddess-like levels in Catholicism. Being an ex-Catholic, she was and still is an extremely comforting avatar for me to see. It doesn't shock me in the slightest that old converts saw the goddess in her image...the stories parallel many Pagan ones. There are like...4 cards where shes holding an infant Jesus, and I can see Isis holding Horus seemingly under the paint...Anyways, while I'm a tree-hugging, belly lovin, spell brewing, nature worshiper, this is totally getting hung up in a place of honor wherever we move. I wish you guys could see it!!