March 24, 2008...12:13 am
God Gets A Really Bad Rap Sometimes. The Question Is, Does He Care?
This question came to me the other day, after I read about Osama Bin Laden’s threats to the EU over the publication of the Danish cartoons. Naturally, his comments made me immediately search for the cartoons. I found them to be fairly poignant and not nearly as controversial as I thought they would be.
They got me thinking,however, about all of the horrible things that are done in the name of God. I mean, really! And it’s not just the Muslims-the Christians have been just as bad if not worse through out history. The Jews are not without blame either. If we assume that the Old Testament has its basis in some historical retelling, then the Ancient Hebrews basically went into places, announced that God had told them to take over and did just that.
Interestingly enough, all of the above mentioned religions have some very sound moral teachings at their basis. The God that they mention talks about peace, love and tolerance. So where does all of the hatred come in to play?
It got me thinking, what does God think about all of this? Does it piss Him/Her off? Isn’t it kind of like liable? Can God sue for slander? Why not, everyone else does.
Don’t get me wrong; I understand that religion and God are not the same thing. I also do not pretend to understand what He or She thinks or looks like or does. I don’t think anyone can. Still it must suck to have so much ignorant behavior tied to your name. I think that God needs a PR manager.
Is it me or do they all look peculiar?
1 Comment
March 30, 2008 at 3:08 am
I almost choked on a cookie and screamed “Holy Sh*t” and thought, “wait, it wasn’t his fault” because you made me feel bad.
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