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World Religions, Wednesday, 2nd Period

Sitting behind the desk at the front of the room, cowboy boots propped on its surface, is a scruffy looking man with shaggy dark hair, a goodly five o’clock shadow, jeans, a black shirt with silver collar tabs, an eyepatch over his left eye, and most importantly, a minister’s collar. He laconically watches the students file in and sit down before dropping his feet off the desk and standing up with a clipboard in hand.



“Mornin’. I’m Jesse Custer. You can call me Jesse or Reverend or Reverend Custer, but I’ve been through too many ass whoopins and too much grief to be ‘Mister.’ Remember that and we’ll be right as rain.”

He gives the clipboard to the person sitting closest to him and walks slowly around the class, looking down at each student in turn, making eye contact, taking their measure, and continuing onward.

“Religion. It’s what raises us up, and it’s sure as shit what casts us down. We sing God’s praises. We dedicate our lives to our deity’s services. We kill, torture, and destroy in His name." He smiled and amended, "Or Her name, or their names.

“We’re here to learn about your religions, and also to learn about those you aren’t familiar with. Just ‘cause I’m wearing this collar, don’t expect I’m gonna try to get y’all to convert, because my God’s a bastard and you’re better off without him.

“Today I want two things from you. When you sign in, include your religion, if you have one. If you don’t, just write none. If you’re an atheist, that’s a form of faith in my book, include it.

“Second, I want you to create your own religion. Get together with a friend or two and share your created religion. Try to convince your friend that your religion is the best way to do things. I’ll be watchin’ all of y’all, so you don’t need to worry about writing me reports for this one."

Syllabus
nadiathesaint: (Default)

Re: Sign In, Week One

[personal profile] nadiathesaint 2006-09-06 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Nadia Santos. Catholic. Sort of.
swerval_zero: (Default)

Re: Sign In, Week One

[personal profile] swerval_zero 2006-09-06 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
Zero Hopeless-Savage. Agnostic with Christian cultural practices.

Re: Sign In, Week One

[identity profile] senor-chado.livejournal.com 2006-09-06 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
Yasutora Sado. Undefined?

Re: Sign In, Week One

[identity profile] connernotconnor.livejournal.com 2006-09-06 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Conner McKnight, and I've never really given it any thought.

Re: Sign In, Week One

[identity profile] notafairmaiden.livejournal.com 2006-09-06 09:32 am (UTC)(link)
Gwynn Hood. Land-based beliefs as both Christianity and Muslim have caused way too many deaths in the blasted Crusades.

Re: Sign In, Week One

[identity profile] enginegirl.livejournal.com 2006-09-06 11:08 am (UTC)(link)
Kaylee Frye. Sort of a mix of Christian and Buddhist.

Re: Sign In, Week One

[identity profile] lovechildblair.livejournal.com 2006-09-06 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
Blair Sandburg. Mostly Jewish.
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Re: Sign In, Week One

[personal profile] janet_fraiser 2006-09-06 01:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Janet Frasier. Atheist.

Re: Sign In, Week One

[identity profile] sogothcally.livejournal.com 2006-09-06 01:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Veruca Cally. Our religion doesn't really have a name given in canon, since it's kind of the only one. I guess... followers of the Sacred Scrolls, maybe? If you had to label it. I'm not exactly devout, though. Even though my mom is a preist on the weekends.

Re: Sign In, Week One

[identity profile] notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com 2006-09-06 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Elizabeth Weir. Catholic, with some Russian Orthodox

Re: Sign In, Week One

[identity profile] l1ttle-billy.livejournal.com 2006-09-06 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
William Kessler. Agnostic.
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Re: Sign In, Week One

[personal profile] stykera 2006-09-07 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Stark. I don't know my religion. Lots of things or maybe nothing at all.

Re: Sign In, Week One

[identity profile] bookwormwood.livejournal.com 2006-09-07 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Matilda Wormwood. I'm not really sure. I try to be open to anything.