I have never read any religious tracts on just how male Ghawd is. If people were to work with the image gained from the Old Testament, I would have to suppose that that particular male image would be a total stud, a headliner with television wrestling. What a voice that dude would have! God Smack...
The image called up by the New Testament Ghawd, the J-man, might have fit in with the Friends ensemble, or maybe, if His jewishness were not hidden, He could have been Kramer’s roommate on Seinfeld.
If the British sampling were Muslims, I don't think we'd see or hear much of that Ghawd. He’d be all kurta shirted and dishdashaed, with a big Saudi egal and He’d be busy praising Himself, “Me-akbar, Me-akbar!” Plus He'd drink when He visited the Continent...
I've seen, and admired, the dishdasha and the kurta shirt on one of my favorite tv shows, Aliens in America. If I thought I could golf in them, I'd get me some. But all the places I play require collared shirts. As if Jesus, at the 2nd Coming, is going to be wearing a collared shirt. He is more likely to be outfitted in a chic salwar kameez!
I’ve never thought about Ghawd's body type, because ‘what if…?’ has never been a game I enjoyed playing. But if we're going to play that game and say that Ghawd is a male, made in the human format, the question soon arises, how long could He keep it up? I asked my wife this question and she got a big smile on her face and said, “For all eternity!!” So I may have inadvertently given her a reason to start going to church. Those interested in Salvation will seek it in their own ways and for their own reasons.
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Liz Bananas for the Win! And a 'big' Amen to that!
Oh, and I just caught that show the last two weeks and must say I kinda like it.
I can't imagine wanting to do anything for eternity. I'd be happy if I could hit thirty seconds.
Ah, who am I kidding, it'd just end the same way for me.
Thanks for enlightening us with the terminology of Muslim fashion. I really love the word "dishdasha"!
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