Colons Save Religions

Many, many years ago, I worked in a private Christian boarding school as an assistant teacher and boarding house attendant. Coming from a very liberal and open-minded country, I was a bit put off by the extremely strict and restrictive rules regarding what you could say or do. But, hey, their country, their rules.

One of the big no-no’s was anything related to sex. The girls even had to sign a contract that said they would not have sex before marriage, as it was their husbands’ God-given right to have a pure bride. 

There were frequent talks by the local pastor and other senior church members about proper Christian behaviour. This pastor was young and very good-looking, and most of the girls had a crush on him. The talks would be advertised by posters and flyers announcing the topic of the talk and the speaker.

One day, I came into the main school building to be confronted with posters advertising:

Poster: “Sex before marriage with Pastor John Smith.”

Somebody clearly didn’t think that through.