Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for May 21, 2010
May 20, 2010
May 22, 2010
Transcript:
Soldier: To be honest, ma'am, what with my background and all, I'm not real squared away faith-wise... war doesn't make it any easier. With some of the stuff that happens... it's hard to see the hand of a loving God. Chaplain: I know it is, Justin... Soldier: On the other hand, how do you explain a perfect game from Dallas Braden? Chaplain: I wouldn't try.
It’s easy to say we can’t understand the ways of an infinite god. It makes up for the inconsistencies in the Christian doctrines created by men in the decades and centuries after Jesus’ death. Credentialed ministers study these inconsistencies in Biblical textual criticism courses but fail to pass this information on to their congregations for whatever reason. Thus, the Christian myth gets perpetuated without question.