Post #118086 by the75stingray on Tue, Oct 5, 2004 8:49 AM

Like many have said, I have never experienced any problem with my tiki fetish and my religion.

Of course, I go to a small non-denominational church with a Baptist preacher and a very old congregation. (One old guy who sits on the church board with me has an old India-ink tatoo of a hula girl on his lower arm! It's all blurry and cool!)

In fact, people from my church will occasionally bring me a tiki-related artifact that they have found and say, "Hey, I saw this and thought of you!"
Now thats Aloha spirit there, brothers and sisters!

I firmly believe that the value of my collection is not of any religious nature. It's a hobby. It keeps me out of the nudey bars! And hey, isnt that MORE important?

Yet there will always be those fanatic Christians who disapprove of my obsession and to them I say that I could be doing worse things.

Some people will always find something to take to the exteme measure - try to force their beliefs upon you. Wars will continue to be fought over religion. It's rather sad that those types of people cannot practice the peace that they so dearly preach.

You'd think that those fanatic types would be more concerned with our rum-loving souls than our tiki collections!

I think I'm gonna start serving Mai-Tais after church!

P.S.
Swamp - Love the picture!
Does anyone know or heard of anyone from the previous tiki generation, say in the 50's & 60's, ever getting any Christian flack about their tiki bars back then?

[ Edited by: the75stingray on 2004-10-05 08:54 ]