So you know I’m always cruising around (the internet, not the gym) looking for interesting beauty stuff not on every other blog or beauty site. Welp, this last trip through googleland rendered this blog result: BeautyTipsForMinisters.com “Because You’re In The Public Eye And God Knows You Need To Look Good”.

Not from The Onion, I swear. Supposedly reading an opposite point of view from yours helps work out your brain synapses in the same way as a crossword puzzle. So for the sake of fending off early dementia, I read through some posts. I scoff at the author’s, PeaceBang’s, criticism of a younger minister who she thinks dresses too sexy so therefore is insecure (cough, jealous!), as well as her dislike for a male’s facial hair to look like something out of a production of Fiddler On The Roof (If I were a Jewish Al Sharpton I’d totally call anti-semite on this one).  ‘Stupid Bible Thumpers,’ I’m thinking. ‘Always got their panties in a bunch over something stupid.’

Then, I see something. A photograph from a convention. I click the picture to full-size, and sure enough. The woman in the picture is wearing a massive chalice necklace. I look for confirmation and find it. This is a Unitarian Universalist Minister’s site! I was raised a UU and my mom’s family takes a lot of pride in their association with the church. My brother was president of his, my step dad was treasurer or something of his, and my mother is more than willing to drum up picket signs for a good equal rights march any day of the week. She’s even willing to travel to march.

Well, shit. It’s not as fun to make fun of your own. My pedestal is completely knocked out from under my ass. I was caught on the ugly, but luckily it’s morning so I don’t have to spend the whole day looking that bad. I’ve been reminded: Let People (And Their God) Be.

Although I still stand by my opinion that someone’s fashion choices are a ridiculous thing to harp on.

Rhiannon: Goddess of Horses by Julietee Frette