Ash Wednesday

[joeallonby]

on 2/27/04 12:48 PM, Malignd at malignd at yahoo.com wrote:

> <<But heaven forbid that two adults of the same sex
> might want their committed relationship validated.
> That would offend God.>>
> 
> Among the many merry things about religion are ideas
> such as this, that "God" indulges such emotions as
> taking offense (one big offense taking!).
> 
> "This homo marriage business OFFENDS ME!  It goes
> against my sense of WHAT'S APPROPRIATE!"
> 
> So sayeth the Lord (who takes offense if you don't use
> a capital L).
> 
> One assumes, I gather, He finds walking around with
> soot on one's face appropriate.
> 
I'm amused by the professional athletes who constantly invoke The Lord when
commenting on their own performance. Of course, God plans his day around
Carl Everett's at-bats.