The various nefarious uses of “God” are dizzying. If there
is a God, he/she/it must be enraged. When it comes to claiming divine sanction
for actions, Jihadis are probably the front runners, but Chad Littlefield’s Mom
ran a close second Wednesday.
After a Texas jury convicted Eddie Ray Routh of murdering
her son and Chris Kyle immortalized—one might even say deified—by the film American Sniper, she claimed God granted
her the verdict. Though Kyle and Littlefield were texting one another about how wacko they thought Eddie Ray was before he shot them. The Texas jury
disagreed with them both and found him sane and cognizant of right and wrong. Nobody seemed to wonder about the effects of a blockbuster film on a jury pool.
Hard for a Critical Eye Q not to conclude that God is a
man-made creation invented to sanctify whatever the believer wants. Chris
Hitchens wonderful book God is Not Great,
will give you chapter and verse.
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