Snarky Sermon on the Blog: God Loves Pharaoh!

Today's prayer (based on the antics of a wingnut ant-minimum wage group in Colorado):

Save us, Oh, Lord,
From the hod carriers,
The shepherds,
And the employees
Of the money changers
Who demand a living wage
For their daily labors!

Today's sermon (from the Book of Think Progress:

Colorado Group: God, Moses Oppose State Minimum Wage Increase

This November, Coloradoans will vote on Amendment 42, a ballot initiative to raise the state minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.85. If the initiative passes, the minimum wage would be “adjusted annually for inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index used for Colorado.”

Stop 42, the group opposed to the initiative, is taking a “biblical” approach in their campaign against a minimum wage increase. Their new ad depicts a “Moses” character speaking to the voice of God in the Rocky Mountains. “We need divine intervention,” Moses says. God responds: “We can’t let the people make this mistake. Go. Spread the word. Vote no on 42!”

Transcript:

MOSES: Hello!

GOD: Can you hear me now?

MOSES: We need divine intervention. They want to chisel Amendment 42 into Colorado’s constitution where it doesn’t belong.

GOD: What on earth are you talking about?

MOSES: An annual minimum wage increase in stone for eternity!

GOD: When inflation and recession come, it will be a catastrophe!

MOSES: It’s a plague we’ll face every year.

GOD: We can’t let the people make this mistake. Go. Spread the word. Vote no on 42!

Watch the ad (Not YouTube).

Now, let's recap:

According to this blasphemous campaign ad...

God isn't omnipotent, for He knows not what Moses is talking about.

God has changed his mind about the poor (He says their demand for a minimum wage increase will cause a catastrophe).

Moses represents the interests of Pharaoh ("It's a plague we'll face every year").

Thus Endeth Today's Sermon.

Go forth today and ponder the pig ignorance and/or downright meanness of those who would manipulate the images and intentions of Moses and God to promote what amounts to a slave labor status quo only Pharaoh would love.

Think about it.

I mean it, damn it!

Best bar bet in the world: Delilah didn't do it.
Judges 16:19-- And she made him (Samson) sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head.