Thoughts on My Past Super Religious Years – Grant Corriveau

Grant Corriveau I was just reading a fascinating article about a Muslim astronaut who spent the entire month of Ramadan while in orbit on the International Space Station.  Since those who observe Ramadan time their fasts and prayers by the sun, what does one do in space.  He explained that fasting from sunrise to sunset is not necessary if one is traveling (orbiting the earth in space would count as “travel”) but nonetheless he observed some fasts while in orbit.   The details and religious restrictions and regulations of which he spoke reminded me of my own attempts to be religious when I adhered to an ultra-old-testament-church sect ...