Lola
S. Cubish, Site Hostess
How
to successfully Worship St. Donatello
(for
those of you who like funky rituals)
Step one:
Only buy clothes in the holy purple color (or green)
Step two:
Drink lots of coffee, preferably black
Step three:
Let a purple (or green) paint bomb explode inside your home
Step four:
After the paint is dry, decorate your home with pictures of St.Donatello
Step five:
Paint your entire body green
Step six:
Do the ceremonial mop-dance to let the spirit of St. Donatello fill you
Step seven:
Light a lot of candles and eat pork rinds naked in your living room
Step eight:
Watch TMNT movies, rewind after each time St. Donatello speaks, and watch
it over and over again, until you have memorized his wisdom
Step nine:
Drink more coffee and stay up all night communicating with fellow worshippers
through the internet
Step ten:
Take a deep breath, crack your knuckles and let yourself be converted to
the Church of St. Donatello, which highest held belief is that the entire
world is carried upon the back of the Great Turtle God.
"Thou shalt not hit others unless they have stolen thy pizza,"
PS: Remember to put your clothes back on before you go out in public
And here is one of the most important guidelines of the Church Of St. Donatello, written by Tasha Wassink, for more daily use than the rituals.
THE WWDD MOVEMENT:
Ok, I did it... now, be warned, this is a joke. I pretty much ripped what the What Would Jesus Do people had on their website, and strategically modified it. Let me know what you guys think...
MOVEMENT IGNITES
NEW COUNTER-CULTURAL
REVOLUTION WITH
QUESTION
HEARD AROUND THE WORLD:
WHAT WOULD
DONATELLO DO?
CHANGING
THE WORLD - ONE QUESTION AT A TIME
Revolution
is about philosophical change. In reality, true revolution begins
with a demand for a philosophical shift, a new paradigm. It
begins with
a challenge to the pre-suppositions of the culture. And,
revolution
begins when the few begin sharing their ideas with the masses. The
movement grows and hearts are changed. Supporting the growth and
success of a revolution are the materials that support and teach the new
way of thinking. Websites, comics, fanfiction, fanart, and music
all
facilitate
the success of the movement.
WWDD began
in the hearts of a mailing list at topica.com, sparked by two author who
wrote their comic in 1983. It has grown to impact
millions
worldwide who should ask the question, What Would Donatello Do? The
founders of the movement started with a basic presupposition - if each
person would ask the question - What Would Donatello Do? with each decision
they made, the world would be changed for the better one question at a
time.
Today, that spark of thought from a mailing list has grown into a raging fire that is fueled by lots of posts to the lists, overzealous fans, and a special WWDD website (which you can visit soon) that is all targeted to service, support and encourage the people who have donned some 3 WWDD buttons as statements of their allegiance to what has become a cultural revolution leading into the new millennium.
What began as one mailing list's desire to impact their own lives, their generation, and their culture has grown into a trans-generational revolution that is sweeping the nation. As Ninja Turtle fans, they challenged the values that they saw at work in the mundanes around them. They are attempting to touch people from all walks of life by encouraging them to wear the WWDD buttons and asking themselves the simple question: What Would Donatello Do?
At a time
when the news is filled with reports of political corruption, moral
failure, and the impact evil brains from Dimension X on the lives of millions,
when the world is hungering for new,inventive geeks, these four letters
make an impact on those who ask the question they represent - What Would
Donatello Do?
The answer
impacts the core values of the moral fabric of our society.
Beyond sex-sexuality-sexual
harassment- all areas of decision are impacted -
integrity,
generosity, fairness, right or wrong choices, truth or lies, love
or hate, racism,materialism, whether Microsoft should be broken up or not.
WWDD simply says, true techiness asks what would Donatello do in all things.
by Tasha Wassink
So remember,
meine petite tortugas...when in a pickle, simply ask yourselves:
What Would
Donatello Do?
Lola S. Cubish (hmmm...what WOULD Donny do?)
Oh, yeah, one
more thing...if you still think the combination Donatello/Religion is a
good one, you should check out Peace
On Earth, Goodwill To Turtles, a fanfic by an online-friend of mine.
And don't worry--
it's not half as weird as this Shrine! It's actually very cool.