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Article: Excuses for skipping church just don't wash
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- April 1, 1989
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Parodying the excuses people give for not attending church, a
pastor wrote in his parish paper a satirical piece called, "Ten
Reasons Why I Never Wash," including:
"I was made to wash as a child.
"People who wash are hypocrites . . . they reckon they are
cleaner than other people.
"There are so many different kinds of soap, I could never decide
which one was right."
The information office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in
Louisville, Ky., distributed the piece, written by the Rev. Sidney
Laing of Dublin, Ireland. It also included these reasons:
"I used to wash, but it got boring so I stopped.
"I still wash on special occasions, like Christmas and Easter.
"None of my ...