Mike Dulak grew up Catholic in Southern California, but by his teen years, he began skipping Mass and driving straight to the shore to play guitar, watch the waves and enjoy the beauty of the morning. “And it felt more spiritual than any time I set foot in a church,” he recalled.

Nothing has changed that view in the ensuing decades.

“Most religions are there to control people and get money from them,” said Dulak, now 76, of Rocheport, Missouri. He also cited sex abuse scandals in Catholic and Southern Baptist churches. “I can’t buy into that,” he said.

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    Sounds great, but the local bowling alley in my rural redneck town was just sold and converted to a community church. 🫤

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      Go bowl down the isle of that church.

      Not like they need it on any day except Sundays.

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        1 year ago

        Actually, I quite like the idea of secretly setting up some pins and rolling the ball down the aisle on a Sunday.