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THE HEAVENSSaying that maybe He wasnt around enough and could have expressed His divine love a little better throughout the history of mankind, Our Lord God and Almighty Father expressed concern Thursday that He might have fucked up His children.
In a frank conversation with reporters, God said its not hard to see that all 7 billion of His children are pretty screwed up and that many of them are hopelessly maladjusted and unfit to live healthy, normal lives.
I love my sons and daughters equally, but was I present as much as I could have been? Probably not, said the Divine Creator, pointing to the human races emotional volatility, existential angst, and lack of any real direction as evidence of His failure. Ever since I molded them in my image, Ive tried to do right by them. I really have. But theyre just so dysfunctional that Im starting to wonder if Im to blame.
God claimed that though He always made sure to provide His children with food, water, air to breathe, and an earth to live on, He was starting to realize that material things werent nearly enough. In addition, while God repeatedly said He loved his children, the Lord our Maker admitted He could have said it more often.
Moreover, God told reporters He was also beginning to regret His hands-off approach, saying that giving His children complete free will was probably a mistake.
I always thought that if I let them stray from the path of righteousness and goodwill, theyd learn how to get back on their own, the Eternal One said. But maybe that was just laziness on my part. The truth is, I was so busy ruling the universe and controlling Heaven and Earth that there were times when I was basically invisible to my children. I know that now.
No wonder they are running around breaking every single commandment I gave them, He continued. They needed an Almighty Ruler who was really there for them, not some deadbeat Heavenly Father who would just appear in a divine vision from time to time and split.
The Author of Our Eternal Salvation added that He had passed down a number of bad habits He was starting to see in His children, particularly a shared inclination for senseless destruction and unpredictable, violent outbursts.
I havent been the best example at times, said God, admitting that His propensity for flooding, disease, and famine have screwed with [His childrens] heads for centuries. Ive put my sons and daughters through some pretty traumatic events, especially recently, and thats exactly the kind of thing that makes them act out in the first place. I mean, they see me destroy Indonesia with a tsunami or kill 6 million of my own children in Europe, and what do you think that does to them?
Probably fucks them up pretty good is what, He added.
While God admitted He had made many mistakes in their upbringing that would no doubt leave them permanently scarred, the Supreme Being told reporters He wasnt yet ready to give up on His flock.
The fact is, my children only have one God, and its my responsibility to make sure they shape up and reach their full potential, The Eternal One said. Then again, a lot of them are so beyond screwed up at this point that theres probably nothing I can do for them.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/god-worried-he-fucked-up-his-children,31597/
shcrane71
(1,721 posts)Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)What a shiftless, lousy, slacker deity.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Authoritarian much?
Warpy
(111,166 posts)and said that it was good...
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Warpy
(111,166 posts)If you believe that stuff, it's god, all the way down.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)As long as the payoff for screwing people is higher than the price...
RevStPatrick
(2,208 posts)You should trim it down to 4 paragraphs, so as to meet the terms of service here.
The most amusing part of this, to me, is that when I went to the original article, I got an ad for ChristianMingle. Oh, God... you are such a joker!
gtar100
(4,192 posts)Violence is really His modus operandi when He doesn't get His way. In this sense, the apple didn't fall far from the tree (if you'll pardon the pun).
Zoeisright
(8,339 posts)it makes sense that violence is god's modus operandi when he doesn't get his way.
gtar100
(4,192 posts)Falls in line with self - justification. Nothing wipes the stain of guilt off better than the blessings of one's creator.
JohnyCanuck
(9,922 posts)chknltl
(10,558 posts)Some guys never do get that single dad/divine-being gig down well.