Whimsy

Yes, I've been super-bad about posting. I never was really good about going to church, either... and this isn't the only thing I've been neglecting. It's been some months of.... well, it's just been.

Anyhow, earlier today I was reminded of a scene from a Heinlein book, wherein a character goes to meet God and learns that He likes Coke. My sense of whimsy activated, and I wondered what else out there that humans have done with His creations that He is partial to.

Now, I'm pretty sure that He loves the art and music humans have created, being the ultimate Creator Himself, but what about food? Does He ever think, "Huh... I gave you strawberries and dairy and wheat and sugar, and you made this 'strawberry shortcake' out of it. I like it!" Or "So you just wrap all these things up in this flat bread thing? Portable and tasty!"

Anyhow, I just thought I'd share that, so I at least posted something on-topic lately. I do actually think about God (and religion, and etc.) more than I seem to post about Him; I should probably try to get more of it from my brain to the pixels.

The Lord's Prayer (interpreted)

The Lord's Prayer, as intepreted by Right-Wing American Christians:

Our Father in Heaven, hallowed by thy name,
(You know, unless we need to use your name to justify the things we do.)
your kingdom come,
(Preferably just soon enough that I can see the smiting.)
your will be done,
(As we interpret it, of course.)
on earth as it is in Heaven.
(Excepting that 'love thy neighbor' crap, amirite?)
Give us today our daily bread.
(Me first! Me! Me!)
And forgive us our debts
(And sins and stuff, too, okay?)
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
(Not their debts. We've just forgiven them... for being lazy.)
And lead us not into temptation,
(Or at least ignore us when we dive after it.)
but deliver us from the evil one.
(Obama, right?)

Oh, get over yourselves.

I know that title is a bit snippy, but seriously, I'm so sick of it.

It's the same thing every year, and has been for my entire life. "Americans are taking Christ out of Christmas! Boycott stores, snottily correct clerks and other customer service personnel who dare to say 'Happy Holidays', and write angry letters!" About the only thing different from my childhood and now is that now people have teh intarwebz to spread their message of woe, doom, and destruction of the Christian faith by godless Commienazis.