{"id":1569,"date":"2011-01-05T17:03:59","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T22:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=1569"},"modified":"2013-05-31T18:07:23","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:07:23","slug":"ever-stick-a-fork-in-your-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/ever-stick-a-fork-in-your-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"Ever Stick a Fork in your Eye?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Somewhere along the way my sense of humor drank too much coffee and stunted its growth. My wife knows what I’m talking about.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>But a friend of mine at work gave me a book today called The Great Derangement<\/em><\/a>, and although I’m already reading several books (see my reading list to the right), I decided to read a few pages and see what the book was about.<\/p>\n

I was laughing\u00a0right away. It’s not a religious book, and the author uses quite a bit of profanity, but he makes some astute observations about religion and politics in the United States. Here is what he says on page 22 about his visit to a megachurch:<\/p>\n

I’d say the craziest, stupidest stuff, trying like hell to get a raise out of people, and not only would I not get one, I’d for the most part be completely ignored\u2014smiled and nodded at, and then just waved on through into my seat in the megachurch.<\/p>\n

That’s the way it is in America. You can literally stick a fork in your own eye in public, and so long as your check clears, no one will even bat an eye.\u00a0 …You can say a lot of very weird $#!+ when you’re a Brother in Christ, so long as you don’t forget to sing along at the right times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can’t tell you about some events going on in my life right now, but this is exactly<\/em> what I’m experiencing. So when I read it, I laughed out loud, and thought I’d share the quote with you. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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