the hello kitty version of christianity

- He wants us to love Him, because He loves us.
- so basically he wants love, just like everyone else. to love and be loved in return. that's fair enough.
- Yes. God created us in the image of Him. He made us with a purpose for us. He made us to share his creation with him. But he also gave us free will.
- so he's got all these things going for him, but he felt a bit lonely, so he made us to get a bit of loving happening.
- well he really stuffed up didn't he. why give us free will?
- well, so that we're different to robots, i guess.
- if we all just obeyed without questioning, wouldn't that be easier?
- i suppose that wouldn't be love...
- well, isn't it just like between people, then? if you loved someone and they don't love you, what can you do about it?
- not much. so if god keeps falling in love with all these people, he's bound to get disappointed now and then.
- oh he gets disappointed yes. every day. every second.
- he's got to learn to let go. just like me.
- yet he waits and never gives up on us.
- sounds like a pretty big crush.
- it's much more than a crush.
- okay, say he's like my mum, then.
- yup
- but i know my mum. i have all this memories of my mum. i have no memories of god.
- well, i guess it's difficult to have memories of someone you never knew
- mm... this crush that he has on you... so much so that he sacrificed his only son to die for you
- right. so i need to understand the story of jesus. so i should read the bible?
- it's a bit of a roundabout way, though. why doesn't he just come into my dream and say, hey, i'm the creator. i love you. i find you really attractive. want to go out?
- he's waiting for you to ask him out.
- far out.
- part of the free will deal. although, i guess i'm his wingman. he's a bit shy
- right. i was going to say, he creates me and then goes all shy on me.
- and technically, you're not his wingman. because that would mean you have to chat up my ugly friend. you're more his mate who puts in a good word for him to help him score.
- right right. i'm that one
- well, this is an interesting concept of god, anyway. a girl that did some fantastic thing for me (fantastic thing as in, created the world and me), in the hope i'd be interested to find out more.
- well i still figure god should have some guts and ask me out.
- but then i suppose it's a hard thing to do, if i don't appear to be interested.
- and it's not a crush, so god can't just let go.
- *sigh* sounds like asking for trouble, really... hope i'm worth it
- if we get together and god finds i'm terrible... the breakup would be really messy

and i'm still not convinced about the omnipotence bit. if she was all that, then why would she let little kiddies die? and what about all the other gods? are they the same? feeling a bit lonely and trying to find someone to love them? anyway, i found my little green gideon bible. hopefully the new testament has as many cool stories as the old.