Yup, I went up early in the morning, feeling slightly drunk from last night, and went to church. The job I'm doing is pretty interesting in its simplicity. What you quickly come to understand if you actually take time to visit a Sunday ceremony is that the church ain't just a place for prayer. People who don't like the church or Christianity in general think there's some kind of weird brainwashing about herd morality going on. It's really nothing like it.

The church, at least where I work, is about community. It's a small church for maybe 50-60 people to get together. They sing and listen to the priest, who talks more about human dignity, unemployment and courage than about Moses or God. If it wasn't in a church, it could very well be a social center of some kind, with spiritual aspects. It's kind of cozy to sit there with a cup of tea behind the mixer board and listen to what's being said.

The church is also a place where old and young people from different generations can socialize. Teenagers figure the elderly aren't that weird, and they in turn find younger company and appreciate that. Local craftwork is presented in an exhibit for people to see and if anyone feels like talking to church people about their problems, they can do that later. You see, without a place like this, some other, similar, place would have to be invented. The church serves a social purpose for a community. That's conservation of values. That's something I dare to believe in.