I'd Like to Make an Apology to DUers [View all]

Yesterday, I swapped the word "Christina" for the word "Christian." The intent was humorous, but a number of people just found it confusing.

Let me explain. That two letter swap is one of the most common misspellings in newspaper obituary notices. "He was a devout Christina," is often seen in such obituaries and has been a point of humor for me for at least 70 years, after first noticing it one day in my daily paper as a 10-year-old. I became a "Christina watcher."

I forget that not everyone recognizes my subtle attempts at language humor here. I should not forget that, since my goal is not to cause confusion in my DU postings, but to stimulate thinking.

I am an atheist. I do not take any religion seriously, although I support everyone's right to believe whatever they are able to believe. I still don't take religion seriously, and often find humor or even despair from people's religious beliefs, since they are so often far from what is actually taught by that religion.

So, I casually tossed a ringer into a post about a political rally and the humor got missed and misunderstood. For that I am sorry. I will strive to avoid contributing to such confusion in the future.

Mea culpa. Mea culpa. Mea maxima culpa...

https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Devout+Christina%22+obituary