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Cute Little Homily


(Father and 6 year old Daughter driving on a rainy afternoon.)

"What are you thinking?" I asked

"The rain," she began, "is like sin, and the windshield wipers are like God wiping our sins away.

" I will always remember this whenever I turn my wipers on. In order to see the rainbow, you must first endure some rain.

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As much as I hate to get sucked into these things, there are times when the alternatives are far too passive to tolerate. Unsolicited ‘god-mails’ are becoming epidemic lately and my inbox is cluttered with them. They are sent by relatives, friends, new acquaintances, and strangers with unparalleled consistency, and requests to desist are resolutely ignored. This borders on harassment and I don’t see the need to be polite any longer.

The more these seekers of simplistic canon induce others to adopt their beliefs, the more they are able to convince themselves that maybe there is something to it. It is a form of delusional reinforcement and there is nothing beautiful, or cute, about it. It appeals only on a grade school level and is intended to be embraced by those who need to conveniently sum up their reality on a grade school level.

I have a suggestion for these clueless people. Find out what's missing in your life. Jesus didn't just preach ... he went out and healed the sick, fed the poor, and soothed the distraught. When’s the last time you volunteered at a hospital, soup kitchen, or homeless shelter? Armchair Christians … you’re arrogant, spoiled American brats with pat little homilies and scant substance. And you are responsible for the empowerment of George W. Bush and his demonic apostles.

As far as your precious bible is concerned, I refuse to live my life cringing in the shadow of an inconsistent bogeyman concocted by less enlightened mortals.