from green to black

religion for rabbits

i was thinking about this as i was getting drenched
bringing doey back from the vet. well, i have a very
stubborn rabbit who has a bottomless pit for a
stomach. sounds familiar? yeah, i know. so despite
doey's frustrating stubbornness and temper, i still
have to take care of him. even though he doesnt obey
my commands, he still gets food from me.

funny aint it? it probably wouldnt happen if we got
a dog. but thats not the point. i mean, it would be
a good joke to tell people that instead of instant
love and affection, i paid for a pet to frustrate me.

this is a perfect example of christianity's case.
we are like miserable stubborn rabbits who expect
good things from a powerful benefactor without
wanting to do anything in return.

well, the contrast looks better like this.
i have the power to inflict serious damage or even
kill the rabbit if it displeases me. (yes, i could
sell it, isolate it... the idea is that i have the
rabbit's life within my will) however, to the rabbit
i am only a food source. he doesnt come when called,
except when food is proffered to him. even then he
occasionally rejects the food he is fed with. think
of that with a christian analogy.

i feed the rabbit
i care for the rabbit
i am a benefit to the rabbit
but.....

i am only a food source.
this is as opposed to being the rabbit's master.

so my question in the argument is this, if
christianity is all about the benefits, why
bother with having a lord and master because
good or bad things happen anyway?

is a very great benefit sufficient to want you to
have god as the master of your life? what is there
in being a source of food or care that gives me
the right of ownership over my rabbit's life?
(in the sense that he acknowledges that he is
obligated to carry out my instructions instead of
the legal title i have to say that i paid for him)

so religion for rabbits will conclude with this
thought, the rabbit does not need to acknowledge
me as his master. this is because neither great
benefit nor coercive power is a good enough
reason to be subservient to anyone. much less
an anyone who only chooses to communicate in a
fashion that we cannot sense.

Labels: religion

posted by green unseen @ 9:28 AM