[Spridgets] Religion and Spridgets List

[Brad Fornal]

Being as I am not Catholic either, I could care less. The only thing
that the BIBLE (the first book) says, is in reference to "those who
rejoice in my triumph." Isaiah 13:3
I drive a Spridget, not a Triumph..........

On 6/20/07, Timothy H. Collins <thcollin at mtu.edu> wrote:
> I am not of the Catholic religion persuasion, but I was perusing the
> latest document from Rome on the "Guidelines on Pastoral Care of the
> Road." This section caught my eye among many. Looks like we are all
> in trouble for breaking this commandment! Rome must have had this
> list in mind since it specifically refers to the "not so young." I
> think if one reads between the lines, this includes all mention of
> "lap times" too. LOL
>
> Vanity and personal glorification
>
> 26. Cars particularly lend themselves to being used by their owners
> to show off, and as a means for outshining other people and arousing
> a feeling of envy. People thus identify themselves with their cars
> and project assertion of their egos onto them. When we praise our
> cars we are, in fact, praising ourselves, because they belong to us
> and, above all, we drive them. Many motorists, including the not so
> young, boast with great pleasure of records broken and high speeds
> achieved, and it is easy to see that they cannot stand being
> considered as bad drivers, even though they may acknowledge that they are.
>
> Tim Collins
> 1966 AH Sprite
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