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.
Genuinely appreciate you sharing your thoughts.
Full disclosure. Even as a somewhat aggressive agnostic, I fully support religious freedoms and will stand up for peaceful religious rights.
I must draw a line when I or others become victims of religious ideologies though, as you suggested.