Comments | alleyalligator: Et Tu, Brute?

alleyalligator

Et Tu, Brute?

Mar 18, 2012 14:17

It wasn’t unusual for Ruth to come home to a prayer meeting, so when she went into the front room, she wasn’t surprised to be met by Father Bryan and members of his congregation. Ever since her mother had joined the Church of Eternal Kindness, their home was a regular venue for the Church to do its good work saving sinners, even if those sinners ( Read more... )

et tu brute

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myrna_bird March 19 2012, 03:08:07 UTC

Enjoyed! Read like a modern day witch hunt all in the name of religion.
Shame on Rachael for throwing her friend under the bus!

alleyalligator March 19 2012, 08:27:25 UTC

Although Rachel did something terrible, there's a part of me that can't blame her after a lifetime of living with her father. I suspect that Ruth will find a way out regardless and then who knows what will happen?

myrna_bird March 19 2012, 15:38:04 UTC

It sounds like you might be giving us more on the story then....Goody!

alleyalligator March 20 2012, 19:50:34 UTC

As always, depends on the prompts!

Stories like this almost make me want to not say that I'm affiliated with a church, because I'm afraid that this is what people will picture. (Thankfully, people like Father Bryan are very much the exception.)

Well done.

alleyalligator March 20 2012, 19:47:29 UTC

As far as I'm concerned, just because someone calls what they're doing a church doesn't make it so - this sort of thing smacks of cult to me. I'd never assume that someone who is a churchgoer condoned or participated in this kind of behaviour - and this is very much the exception, thank goodness.

sweeny_todd March 20 2012, 06:14:36 UTC

this is good... there are so many characters that I Do Not Like. Grrrrrrrrrrrr.

I hope that Ruth gets the freedom (and happiness) she deserves.

alleyalligator March 20 2012, 19:51:14 UTC

I'm sure she will eventually - you don't beat the desire for freedom out of someone. You just make it stronger.

jacq22 March 20 2012, 10:10:22 UTC

Everything that is bad about religion in one package, very well done.

alleyalligator March 20 2012, 19:53:19 UTC

Thanks. I knew I wanted to write about exorcism as soon as I saw the prompt, but I sat on it for a day or so and this is what came out.

sarcasmoqueen March 20 2012, 13:43:06 UTC

You know how much I love your work. This entry meets and even exceeds my expectations for you. Very very well done!

alleyalligator March 20 2012, 20:01:24 UTC

Oh wow. Thank you. I'm glad it meets with your approval! I decided on the exorcism angle pretty early on but I let it marinade for a bit and ended up with this.