Standard American Christian Response to the Ecological Crisis

1) What ecological crisis?

2) Nothing that bad will ever happen to us.

3) We are the world's benefactors, remember? We ARE the good guys. Period. The Bible tells me so. If anyone has a story in which we are not the good guys, the story must not be true.

4) We have everything under control. We will be more than happy and prepared to respond to any crises that might arise . . . once WE have decided that the crisis is actually happening. If anyone has a story in which we do not have everything under control, the story must not be true.

5) See #2.

6) See #1.

Revelation 12/26

Everything is made by elves
and delivered by reindeer.

Everything comes from the North Pole.
Every day.
Of course.

As long as we behave and do as we're told
the stuff will keep coming.
Our stockings are full,
so we must have been good.
We deserve it. (Santa knows.)

(Santa knows.) We still believe.

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DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING

YOU THINK

What if the Hokey Pokey

IS what it's all about?

Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons . . .

for you are Crunchy and good with Ketchup.

Where are we going and

why are we in this handbasket?

I WAS AN

HONOR STUDENT

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I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED

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To experience the full brilliance of this comic, visit the 'xkcd' website here, drag the mouse over the picture, and rest it there for a second.

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Gleaning

Too many Rainier cherries
the woman said
Come on over--
my neighbor's orchard--
the perfect crop--
unbought
untouched
priceless.

Too many?
Eyefuls
handfuls
mouthfuls--
Heaven
is an orchard.
Enough.
And more.

(Muchas gracias, Rosalio Morales. El "producto de Dios" es bueno.)

Poem: Bitter-sweet

by George Herbert, 17th century poet and priest:

Ah my deare angrie Lord,
Since thou dost love, yet strike;
Cast down, yet help afford;
Sure I will do the like.

I will complain, yet praise;
I will bewail, approve:
and all my sowre sweet dayes
I will lament, and love.

Found in this lovely article here.

Song: Handlebars

by Flobots