Conversation with a Christian

[Binkie The Clown]

There was an ad for St. Jude's Children's Hospital on TV and I said "If I could wave a magic wand and cure all children of cancer I would do it in a instant."

Christian friend: "Me too."

Me: "I guess that makes both of us morally superior to god."

Christian friend, splutter, gasp, um, ah, "We can't know god's higher purpose."

Me: "So god gives children cancer to serve some higher purpose?"

Christian friend: "We can't understand god's plan."

Me: "So you believe the end justifies the means?"

Christian friend: "Only for god because only god understands his plan."

Me: "So for us the end does not always justify the means?"

Christian friend: "That's right."

Me: "So you and I are morally superior to god, right?"

Click. Dial tone.