The weary world rejoices

[toolongdidntrejoice]

WHO: OPEN
WHERE: The Church
WHEN: From today and onto the New Year!
WARNINGS: Kirei.....
SUMMARY: Rejoice, Cityzens! The Church is hosting an event for the holiday season: accepting donations and offering dinner for all those in need during this harsh December! Donate yourself or take part in some free food. You don't have to worship to take part, but you may get a priest breathing down your neck about that.
FORMAT: Whatever you please!


Even in this day and age, certain tired methods of communication remain. A Church flyer is a old tradition and the City has had several passed by hand, or stapled onto walls. They are all advertising open invitations not just for worship but for food on behalf of the City's generous inhabitants -- regardless of beliefs or credo. On top of that, there is a certain tagline which appeals to the City's imPorts:

Be a Hero to one less fortunate than you this holiday season.

It's a sticky, blatant piece of baiting; hamfisted and obvious. Of course, no Church has ever really excelled at subtlety. Guilt is a powerful motivator, especially this time of year. That shows in the turn out: there is quite a few natives already participating, which leads to generous spread.

The Church is welcoming all without distinction -- however, you'll only get to taste wine if you're one of the faithful.

Comments

[glowsferatu]

...And how would God consider it, were this neighbor to attack you for their survival? I suppose how I would may depend on one's willingness to share, if approached in a less violent manner. How violent the rejection may have been if that approach had been made before.

The complication comes from additional factors. Shades of, erm, grey. [ she resists the idle thought of their number, if it may be half of a hundred. inappropriate associations, especially when peaking to a priest. ] I'm not sure how delegating the decision to another authority may change that.

[ but it's probably all wrapped up in that fate. the power of a greater threat, and she always thought she might be a significant threat already, but it hasn't always carried the weight she hoped it might. ]

[toolongdidntrejoice]

Often, it's never a simple matter of the acts, but rather the men behind them. No situation is clearly cut of good and evil. Even a murder which appears to be in nothing but cold blood may be justified, if one retraces the steps back far enough. To understand who is at fault, one has to understand the motives of the men behind them.

That is why the church's role is important. A priest is by no means a prophet, but his role is to preach God's word and lead his flock. That involves confession

I assume you are not familiar with the concept?

[glowsferatu]

I...understand the importance of acknowledging one's faults. Especially verbally, to the wronged party. Anything short would display a lack of contrition, take one's forgiveness for granted.

[ it's something she's been working on over the past year. but absolution is something she hasn't yet achieved through it. ]