They Did Not Eat Cake

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

The lamp of peace lights my way. I fear nothing.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy One,

When you left the tomb, did you know?
That millions of people would die because they followed you?
That millions of people would die because they did not follow you?
That Prince of Peace would become a rallying cry for violent crusades?
That your words would be twisted to mean their opposite?
That your vision of a loving and peaceable dominion would become, fro many, overcome by the dark shadow of Armageddon?
That your followers would wage war against each other when governments told them to do so?
I wonder about your supposed return… Maybe you don’t return because your followers make you feel ashamed…
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“Let them eat angels’ food cake.”

[The 5,000 needed dessert, didn’t they? No, He didn’t say this.]

D. Blog: Supposing

- Suppose that every time a parent spanks a child, she/he teaches that pain/suffering is God’s punishment for wrongdoing…

- Do you suppose Jewish insurgents tried to recruit Jesus?

- Suppose capitalist and communist economies competed to see which could provide best for their citizens…

- Suppose lechers, liars, and thieves ran our government.