Judge not lest ye be judged?
It’s officially the Day of Judgment today, which apparently different than Judgment Day somehow. They sure sound like the same thing, don’t they?
So, how is the Day of Judgement described on National Today?
Day of Judgment takes place on January 17 every year. Even though it sounds serious, it is a fun holiday that reminds us that we are our own best judges and we don’t have to wait until death to realize our rights and wrongs. All you have to do on Judgment Day is simply take a glance in the mirror and be your own judge. The day is often summed up in a single quote: “Now you don’t have to die to see how you measure up to your deity’s standards. Just look in the mirror, wait for the answer, and go out and give it another shot.” Judgment Day reminds us to be kind and do good even when no one is watching.
The way it’s described Day of Judgment doesn’t seem so…final.
My understanding of Judgement Day, (The Last Judgment, Final Judgment, Day of Reckoning, Day of Judgment, Doomsday, Day of Resurrection or The Day of the Lord,) is full of fire and brimstone, and, you know, being judged.
Christians believe they will be judged by Jesus, many other religions have similar concepts even if some details differ between beliefs.
The Day of Judgement, on the other hand, is a holiday free of those religious undertones. That I approve of wholeheartedly! I struggle mightily with all the heinous things that have been done in the name of religion, especially when people end up fighting against each other in wars because of divided faith.
So give me a Judgment Day that’s secular, l can get on board with that one.
Will the real Judgement Day Day of Judgement please stand up?
Unfortunately, the Day of Judgement entry at National Today says it’s not about religion, and then turns around and makes it all about religion anyway. Here’s an example…
So, the Day of Judgement is supposed to be about taking a glance in the mirror and being your own judge, or so the Monster was told. Let’s see, it’s a non-religious holiday but God is in the first sentence of the description; Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are in the second sentence.
I’d say that was damning, but that might imply a higher power to do the damnation kind of thing, and I’m not holding my breath for that. I thought the Day of Judgement was a fun holiday? I don’t consider religion to be a “fun” topic. Do you?
Somebody’s confused here, and for once it’s not Monster!
Someone’s confused – Thank God Thankfully, it’s not Monster!
So, in the buildup to this holiday, it’s stressed that this is a day you can judge yourself. Then Day of Judgement suddenly become Judgement Day, which is not supposed enter into any of this, or so I was told.
Then when I look at the Day of Judgement timeline, once again from National Today, it’s not about judging myself or being judged by God, it’s a timeline of pieces of criminal law.
I kid you not…
Here come da judge. Here come da judge…
Like I said in the beginning, I’m not really an organized religion sort of person, hopefully that part was clear. However, if there were to be disorganized religion, I might be interested.
And, if I’m going to be judged, let’s do it with some humor and style. When my judgement day comes, I’d like to be judged by Harry ‘the Hat’ Anderson please – that’s right, Night Court’s own Judge Harry Stone.
Maybe we could have the ‘The Velvet Fog’ Mel Torme sing a tune, or two, to entertain the crowd. And, maybe we could have a small circus and petting zoo to entertain the youngins, let’s have some fun!
If I’m good, can Harry perform some magic too?
Maybe he can even fix the Day of Judgment… Now that would be a real trick!
