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Interpret this church sign please

Nankay

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I pass by a local church everyday. Once a week they post a different saying on their sign like "God answers knee-mail".

This week the sign reads: "God doesn't have any grandchildren".

What does this mean? I am not being snarky when I say I truly don't "get" this and it bothers me. It bothers me that it bothers me.;)
 
We can only speculate, but my first guess is that they're still upset about a certain bestseller and some religious traditions suggesting that Jesus had children.

A more interesting interpretation could be that all om mankind are God's children, and that we must not forget that even though we might think our children answer to us, they also answer to God (because they are also God's children, not his grandchildren). But I doubt it's something like that.
 
Maybe they mean we are all children of god? Or maybe they mean that Jesus was infertile....
 
Jesus was gay. He hung out with twelve guys, dude. Liked to go "fishing" a lot, even though Mary Magdeline found out he'd never even opened the tackle box she'd gotten him.
 
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God has no grandchildren because we are all his children--get it?

However, God does have a weird cousin who keeps visiting him at work...
 
This sign is meant to convey the idea that God's followers have to make their own decision to follow, and not because their parents do.
 
Deep down I suspect they made it purposely vague so as to lure folks in who just want to know WHAT THE DAMN SIGN MEANS.
 
If it were a few months ago, I would have speculated that it could have been a dig against Islam. In January, Muslims celebrated a holiday commemorating the martyrdom of one of Mohammed's grandchild.
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Can you just call the church?
 
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Nankay said:
Deep down I suspect they made it purposely vague so as to lure folks in who just want to know WHAT THE DAMN SIGN MEANS.
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Of course. And now that you've infected us all with the mystery, we're counting on you to resolve it, and report back Monday.
 
It's simple. People tend to be nice to their grandchildren, even though they are absolute dicks to their children. The sign means "God's not nice to anybody."
 
Grandparents tend to spoil their grandchildren, whereas parents are meant to both provide for and discipline their children. The sign means that our invisible sky-daddy loves us, but will not give us a free ride, nonetheless.

ETA: MdC beat me to the same basic idea.
 
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articulett said:
Well, except that Jesus dude-- his favorite kid.

We may all be god's children, but he gave only one his godly DNA.
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Yeah that Jesus dude, What a bastard.

I am suprised all the religious traditionalists don't use him as a role model warning for the the sort of trouble that being born into a family where only one of the "Parents" has a biological connection turns you into a delusional, tantrum throwing, rabble rousing, late developer (I mean he didn't even start to go Emo till he was an old man).
 
kidder is right.

This is one I heard all the time I was growing up...the idea is that you don't "inherit" salvation. You can be a child of god, by accepting Jesus as your personal Lord and Savior...but you can't be a grandchild. It is generally used to emphasize the idea that just because your parents are Christian, that doesn't give you any special status, or save you.
 
Next time you are passing, race in and ask the beggar running the place. I am sure for a couple of pennies in the plate he will answer anything. ;)
 
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Not enough midi-chlorians to go around, I guess...
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I think the midichlorians would have come from the the virginal ova-- although they would also have powered the omnipotent spermatozoa with the magical Y chromosome from the FORCE. (I guess even omnipotent entities have limits on such a power supply).
 
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