“Five Christian Nightmares – III” / A Memorable Fancy #360

Adam, out of a mistaken sense of chivalry, decides not to blame the woman for the snake-and-apple incident. God wonders what to do now. # Clothing of holy men is snatched at on the street by those who seek relics of salvation, or a convenient item to sell on eBay. # God abruptly solves the problem of evil. # Once again God announces his opposition to human sacrifice ― but this time, he doesn’t mean just the body. # We twelve were writing our epistles, gospels, homilies. … [Read more...]

“Five Christian Nightmares – II” / A Memorable Fancy #346

Adam declines the fruit, leaving woman guilty alone. # Recurrent quarreling among the apostles over who would become pope leads to the first martyrdom. # An answer is discovered to “Why hast thou forsaken me?” # Seeing that His prohibition of the taking of interest had little effect, God now prohibits the paying of interest. # The Holy Spirit - only - too - real <END> … See www.terencekuch.net for a profile of the author, publications, reviews, etc. His book, At … [Read more...]