Forcing Christianity On The Masses

Does this, uh, actually create better human beings?

I used to go to church with this dude named Ryan. He was an OK guy and coached a bunch of youth sports and seemed affable. He was “active” in the church, but if you ever looked over at him on a Sunday in the pews, he was usually reading email or something similar. He had a very standard Texas existence — appearance of money without anyone understanding where the money came from (so your assumption is “dad”), trad-wife at home posting on Instagram twice/day, three kids, a few shots of private planes in Boulder, etc. I know a lot of this variation of guy. I could care less about his politics. In 2016, he was posting online a bunch of MAGA-type stuff, but he seemed like a nice guy and was coaching youth sports and all, so who cares what ballot box he checks?

Well, over time he got into the more far-leaning side, posting stuff about “The libs are whacking off genitals in schools!” I see that stuff and laugh. Most schools can barely organize enough pencils for the classrooms, much less the coordination of at-scale, covert medical projects. He stopped coming to my church (possibly went to another one). Postings leaned into the libs and all that. I mostly ignored him and thought about him once every 13 months between 2019 and 2023.

Sometime in 2024, I think I had posted something about third baby showers. It is a stupid and “toy department of life” topic, but because of my wife and I’s own infertility, I see a lot of baby showers and used to be resentful about them, but now just kinda laugh. The ones for a first kid are usually beautiful, if over the top. The ones for a second kid (“sprinkles”) are usually eh. When you have one for a third kid, it just feels like complete overreach, especially since, as we know now federally, there are only two genders. A third kid could be a boy after two girls, sure, but oftentimes it’s the same gender as one of the previous two. Just pass down the clothes, Sarah.

I posted about it, and I guess this kid’s wife had three baby showers, so he felt the need to digitally defend her honor, and told me in the process that I was a “beta cuck” who “couldn’t impregnate his wife.” All true, by the way! Nice call, Ryan!