Dr. Brady Phelps
Jesus Christ holds a press conference
This article is intended as satire. Assume that Jesus Christ came back as prophesied. What is one of the first things he would do? Hold a press conference, duh! Here’s how it might go: Q: “Mr. Christ, where have you been, and why are we hearing from you now?” A: “What do you want to hear, the truth or what you want to hear? I have been hanging out, gettin’ it together, roaming the earth.
Irony is alive and well in the world
We live in ironic times. When self-described “scumbag” Larry Flynt was accused of peddling obscene materials some years ago, he published some “unpublishable” photographs of wounded and the dead from Vietnam. He asked “Which is more obscene, a 21 year old nude woman with her legs spread or a 21 year old nude man without an eye or either leg?” During Bill Clinton’s impeachment hearings, some parents complained that they shouldn’t have to ask their children to leave the room when the nightly national news was on.
Questioning beliefs is a good thing to do
I recently asked one of my 100-level courses, “How many of you have accepted Jesus or some other god as your personal savior?” Then more tellingly, I asked, “How many of you will continue to believe as you do now regardless of any scientific evidence you will encounter in your future?” Both times, the show of hands was nearly unanimous.
Calling phone psychics for your own amusement, fun
I am beginning to think that I really don’t “fit in” or maybe I need to “grow up.” Its not that I can’t conform or won’t behave as a grown up it is just that I do not always do so. You mention “fitting in” or “be a grown up” to me and I get images of the ilk of Republicans like John Ashcroft.
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