Just wait 'til the next life

Aleister at Legal Insurrection notes the Satanists feeling like victims after their plans for a Black  Mass.
Here’s the MSNBC segment featuring the head of New York’s Satanic Temple. He clearly thinks he and his fellow devil worshipers were the victims in all this. Chris Hayes is all to happy to indulge them.
With what they were trying to do, have they thought about their reception in the next life?

Weird news

Memeorandum highlights a USA Today article about "de-baptisms." Some offer certificates. They get a carbon copy at the Pearly Gates for your file, also.

Atheists: Quit your whining

The L.A. Times publishes a column about atheists, and you can't beat the opening paragraph.
I can't stand atheists -- but it's not because they don't believe in God. It's because they're crashing bores.
And drawing to his conclusion -
What primarily seems to motivate atheists isn't rationalism but anger -- anger that the world isn't perfect, that someone forced them to go to church as children, that the Bible contains apparent contradictions, that human beings can be hypocrites and commit crimes in the name of faith. The vitriol is extraordinary.

Way to go, Miss California

Bearing Drift discusses Miss California finishing second in the Miss USA pageant. Some in the audience weren't happy with her answer on gay marriage. Another audience was happy to hear her say it.

Happy Easter week

In time for the celebration of Jesus' death and resurrection, the Washington Post prints an op-ed that asks - What's the big deal? Concentrate on fixing Earth instead of focusing on heaven and the afterlife.
Usual false choices. Not like Paul didn't talk about it in his first letter to the Corinthians 1: 21-24.

21For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
22For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom;
23but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness,
24but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

What can you say

The Iowa Supreme Court handed down a decision on gay marriage Friday.
Some people are happy.
Some people are angry.
The printers were working overtime in St. Peter's file room.

St. Peter's file drawer

For some reason, atheists have decided bus advertisements are a good way to get their message out.
Monday in Italy, their bus didn't get far.
I think a copy of this kind of story goes to a special file drawer at the Pearly Gates. When you arrive, they pull out the article. Not a good feeling.