Astray 18

Religion’s a funny one, Rob says on the way to the pub the next week. Funny how? I say. What does faith mean if it means believing in fairy tales? It’s an act in itself. Don’t you like that? You say that, he says, but where’s, like… the proof of it? That’s with God. That’s a nice get-out, though, isn’t it? he says. It’s like you only find meaning in the world after you believe in something that’s out of the world. That’s true, I guess. Look, I’m a socialist. I don’t think – ’ I know, I say. So you just believe what the church tells you? I believe in the creeds of the holy catholic church, I say. So you’ve been brainwashed? he says. You can call it that. A washed brain, wouldn’t that be nice. I just don’t see it, he says. You people hide behind your faith. I’ll be honest, it’s infuriating. Look at how much harm religion’s done. I could give you an endless list. At least we try to change things. Some of the folks in church do too, I say. Yeah, but not because they believe in this world,…