Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 03, 2017

The father seems a little cocky.

“I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints; the sinners are much more fun.” (Billy Joel, “Only the Good Die Young”)

it’s like And Capp and the vicar

I’m with you Rat. Religion is for people that don’t know how to enjoy life.

@ CDGAR: That’s why I’ll take faith over religion any day.

Stop all of his drinking and swearing and carousing? What do you think’s been keeping him so busy?

“If you wanna get to heaven, you’ve gotta raise a little hell”. Ozark Mountain Daredevils.

So many people wasting their lives, preparing for their deaths.

Finally, Stephan is getting back on track.

Heaven must be a lonely place.

I wonder about so called Christians wanting to go to heaven. They must think that it is ALL WHITE! LOL! I’m with Rat.

But, if “Heaven” is paradise after death, as we have been indoctrinated to believe, wouldn’t Rat have an eternity of drinking and swearing and carousing to look forward to? Sure seems to me that “Heaven” is being able to spend eternity doing what YOU like to do the most! An eternity of peaceful contemplation and everyone being SO polite to everyone would be more like Hell to most people! How BORING would that be after a millennium or two? Watch the last 5 minutes of “This is the End” for a really good vision of Heaven!

Saw a bumper sticker once that said “Lord, protect me from your followers”.

This an old joke, usually about 7DA who knock on your door.

You don’t need religion to celebrate with god everyday.

As Mark Twain said, “Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.”

I’ll just continue following Chirst

That’s more true that Rat realizes. As for me, I choose to follow our Father and live with him for eternity and gain all that he has (as promised). He mean, who wouldn’t want the ability to create and grow.

Where do I sign up for the carousing? They ain’t much of it round these parts…

Amen, Rat.

If we don’t believe in any god, they have no power over us and Heaven, Hell, Hades, Valhalla, etc. are empty threats or rewards. All we have is our present life to make the best of.

Rat, Father George is holier than thou.

As an agnostic,I always feel a certain amount of envy for those with strong spiritual beliefs.I don’t understand the ridicule,and hate being directed towards such individuals by those who believe that a life of debauchery,and self-seeking is the only way to go.By the way,I’ve experienced more than my share of debauchery,and self-seeking,and came to realize it always leads to a dead end,a dead soul.Live and let live.An open mind and an open heart… A humanist

This is too real. Legalistic preaching and a focus on going to church and not doing bad things rightly turns nonbelievers away. It’s hardly good news!

No Rat, there are people like YOU there!…but it’s not like it’s a there, insomuch as it is like it’s a everywhere!

As far as I’m concerned, Religious people should not push their beliefs onto others.

We are who we are. Religion doesn’t define us.

xxx

All religions lead to the same source.

Amen!

Not to worry, Rat! I’m sure Satan will welcome with open arms to work as his Official Representative on the comics page!

Not to worry, Rat! I’m sure Satan will welcome you with open arms to work as his Official Representative on the comics page!

Drinking is not a Sin…being a drunkard is, Church is wherever two or more gather in His Name, the only swearing is taking His name in vain and there is a time for everything under the sun, laughing, dancing, crying…even carousing.

Just because you’re a sinner doesn’t mean you can’t go to Heaven. You just have to believe that Jesus Christ died for your sins

Really Rat?! You rather choose hell than heaven? Well if you say so….

“Hell for company, heaven for climate,” Mark Twain.

Well, self-righteousness is a sin, so I guess Father George will join Rat down under.

If I get to heaven and no one I care about is there, does that make it hell?