There was this church in Orlando, FL called Mary, Queen of the Universe Catholic Shrine.  It's been stuck in my head for about 2 months now.  I've had a strong urge to say something about it, but I just don't know how to say it. 

Let's start with the "shrine" part.  Shrine is one of those words like "meditation" that has somewhat of a bad connotation.  People jump to conclusions when they hear these words.  Actually, a shrine is just a place where devotion is paid to a person or an object.  Like a church.  Pretty simple.  But I'll go ahead and jump to the conclusion that the word shrine brings to mind some sort of unhealthy ritualistic pagan-worship.  It also brings up the thought that "shrine" and "stalker" usually go hand-in-hand.  Either way, good choice of words. 

Ok, now the "Queen of the Universe" part.  Mary was the mother of Jesus Christ who was the son of the living God and savior of the human race.  He was an important dude.  So I can almost see how someone could've thought, "Mary, mother of Jesus, the most important person ever, son of God, God is the king of the universe ... Mary, Queen of the Universe!"  But still, I have to make fun of this.  Who is she?  He-Man's wife?  Don't you think it's a little bit of a stretch to call this woman the queen of the universe?  Sure, she was the mother of the son of God, but queen of the universe?  I mean, c'mon. #religion