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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[–] 186 points 2 years ago (15 children)

Besides architecture. Cathedrals are dope. But everything else, yeah.

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    I don't hate some older religious music.

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  • [–] 90 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Religion was at the center of everything 500 years ago. It's gonna take credit for a lot of stuff because you could barely do anything art related without religious involvement.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I agree...except the Sagrada Familia which fills me with irrational anger. Looks like Poseidon walked on shore and squeezed out a sand turd. It's so goddamn hideous to me. If I was the god who Gaudi built it for, he would not make it into heaven. I hate it so much.

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