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Mika Salakka is a Finn living in the United States. He is a nursing assistant, a creative writer, a devoted husband, and an observer of the human condition. His interests range from music and literature to psychology, sociology, medicine, technology, and spirituality.
Disclaimer No. 777
January 1, 2000
in Commentary
My sense of humour is very dry, and whereas many people shy away from making sarcastic remarks about religion, sexuality, and so on, I do not. It’s not that I want to outright offend people, but I do want to bounce against the edges of what we are conditioned to consider politically correct, appropriate, and “normal.”
Why? Because it makes life more interesting.
If I make a joke about Christianity, it’s not because I don’t respect Christianity. In fact, I respect most religions. I was baptized and raised an Evangelist-Lutheran in a country where Christianity is the state religion and the church is funded with taxes. Many of my morals stem from my Christian upbringing, and despite the fact that I am leaning towards Taoism these days, and do not “practice” Christianity, I still have quite the affinity for the religion, and I have no desire to seriously badmouth it.
I will, however, gladly place its double standards under the same magnifying glass with the rest of everything else under the sun. I make no apologies for it, either, but do not misunderstand: beneath the surface, I mean no disrespect.