Committee: Good morning. While General Petraeus is giving us a progress report on the troop surge in Iraq and Afghanistan, we thought it would be sensible to ask for your opinions, as well. Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?
J.C.: I am not going to use the Lord’s name in vain, but I assure you that I have no reason to tell you anything but the truth.
Committee: Do you think that our objectives in the Iraqi conflict are being met?
J.C.: If your objective is to be immoral, then, yes, I think that is being met.
Committee: By what authority do you judge what is moral and what is not?
J.C.: I do not judge; that is for God alone. But from what I know of your reasons for being there and what you have done since the occupation, I am confident that it is contrary to God’s will and therefore immoral.
Committee: Well, we have it on good authority that we are doing God’s will! What do you have to say about that?
J.C.: A Moslem was taking the road to Baghdad when he was set upon by insurgents…
The author of this little fantasy apologizes for the disservice it does to everyone portrayed, although it is intriguing to think of how the gospel might interact with today’s world events if taken seriously. Thank God that our consciences have only the Risen Christ to wrestle with, and not the historical Jesus.
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