– Pull aside an unruly child in a preschool Sunday School class and say:
“If you’re bad in here, you’ll go to Hell.”
– A week beforehand, find a member of ACT-UP. Tell him the scheduled
sermon is entitled “Why God Sent AIDS to Punish Homosexuals”.
– Put stray dogs in coat closets.
– Un-tune the piano.
– Replace the pianist’s sheet music with “Stairway to Heaven”.
– Going through all the hymnals, mark song 666.
– Find an empty seat, and ask the person next to it: “Is this seat SAVED?”
– Toss around a giant beach ball before service, like at Grateful Dead
concerts.
– Ten minutes before it starts, find a kid in the front rows, hand him a
dollar, and tell him to ask the preacher: “Would you rather be stoned or
crucified?” – Hide copies of Hustler inside the pulpit. Point them out.
– Start a wave.
– Do cool things with the lighting.
– When attendance is taken, sign on fake names like “Hugh G. Rection” and
“Oliver Klozoff”.
– Wear an ankh or a new-age crystal pendant.
– When the choir sings, roll your eyes and grumble: “Oh, Christ! Are they
gonna do another SONG?”
– Make up your own words to the songs.
– Twenty minutes into the service, look at your watch, stand up, and say:
“Oh shit. This isn’t the wedding!” Run out quickly.
– Eat dry Cap’n Crunch through the entire service.
– If there is a crying baby, go over and tell the mother: “IF YOU DON’T
SHUT THAT GODDAMN THING UP SO HELP ME GOD I’LL KILL IT!!!”
– Dress all in black, or in camo. – Pierce the body of a tiny animal with
stainless-steel wire. Wear it in your ear as jewelry. If you are male,
wear two. Change sets for the evening service.
– If it is an Easter service, wear a pastel jacket, tie, and matching
shorts. If you are male, wear a floral-print dress instead.
– At a church dinner, scoop up a forkful of mashed potatoes. Announce that
you can see an image of Jesus.
– Place blocks of dry ice near the air ducts. Take off your shoes and
socks.
– Hide near the baptismal pool with a block of sodium. At the first
mention of “fire and brimstone”, throw it in.
– Inflate balloons, then send them off.
– Mark places in the Bible or hymnal with religious-themed Far Side
cartoons.
– Turn in the Bible to the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20: 3-17). Draw in
asterisks and write exceptions at the bottom of the page.
– Make the sun reflect off your watch into the preacher’s face.
– Make calls to 900 numbers on the phone in the kitchen.
– During the service, play with plastic dinosaurs. If someone asks what
you’re doing, tell them: “These are dinosaurs. They ruled the earth over
65 million years ago.”
– Discreetly position a number of bottle rockets on the floor. Discreetly
light them.
– Snicker every time the preacher talks about someone being stoned,
especially Stephen.
– Dip communion wafers in communion wine. Eat it and exaggerate on how
good it is.
– When they pass around the collection plate, drop in a piece of paper
with Pat Robertson’s MasterCard number.
– Turn to your neighbor, whisper: “This do in remembrance of me,” and lick
them.
– Fart, and have a friend shout: “Hark! An angel has spoken!”
– Blow bubbles.
– Fake a possession.
– Distribute condoms.
– Speak in tongues.
– Ask where the nearest ashtray is.
– Drool in the collection plate.
– Ask someone what they think about the Book of Peleponnesians. After they
tell you, inform them that there is no Book of Peleponnesians.
– After a Catholic service, stand outside and tell Polish jokes. When
someone points out that Pope John Paul II came from Poland, act
embarrassed.
– Show unusual interest in any reference to the word “Ministry”.
– At a church supper, bring a casserole with a ring or piece of a
wristwatch embedded inside.
– Overnight, have the stained-glass windows replaced with new ones
depicting comical, erotic, or death-related imagery. Send the bill to the
pastor.
– Write on the bathroom wall: “The eyes of the LORD are upon you!!!”
Spread the word that there’ll be a rave party at the address of the
church next Saturday at midnight.