Words'nTone

Ask people what they mean by religion and they usually mention God, rules for moral behavior, and whatever happens in their churches, synagogues, or temples.  But behind those beliefs, codes, and forms of worship lie the rituals and values they live by at home: the holiday things that absolutely have to be done; the kinds of success for which no sacrifice or effort would be too much; the sports events that connect with the whole struggle of life; the songs that stand for transcendent love, sadness, and joy; the television shows that express exactly how life is, or should be; the foods and drinks that can yield the last happiness of old age.  This is the realm of domistic religion” ~ Peter Gardella in Domestic Religion: Work, Food, Sex, and Other Commitments, p. 1

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