I guess I’ll have to sue the devil

The Budweiser frogs. The Taco Bell Chihuahua. The mullet.
The opening act of the 2007 VMAs.
Curtis.
All of these products or forms of entertainment were memorable, clever marketing schemes, but were admittedly, bad decisions-especially the ‘business in the front, party in the back’ hairstyle-in the long run.
Businesses, artists and hick’s worldwide make the mistake of buying into propaganda about less than acceptable ideas because at the time, (say it with me) “it seemed like a good idea.”
So, it’s no surprise that wars, murders, kidnappings, and overrated celebrities don’t seem to pack a punch in the media as much at they use to.
Why?
I guess these days, we as Americans have become so desensitized to everything from news to entertainment, nothing strikes us as odd, or weird.
On Wednesday, however, I read something that surely should break the mold for American Oddities.
Nebraska Senator Ernie Chambers filed a suit against God. His reasons for filing an injunction against Him?
God has “caused fearsome floods…horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornadoes” and “widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth’s inhabitants.”
I kid you not. Neither the Associated Press nor I could make these things up.
Chambers claims that he filed this case against God in retaliation to another whimsical suit to prove that anyone can file a suit against anyone, or thing.
The suit in question was a federal suit filed against a judge who barred the words “rape” or “victim” from a sexual assault trail.
The emotions and facial expressions after learning about the case and the news story can be compared to any 1950s cartoon.
There was disbelief: surely, no one actually believed that one can sue a deity, right?
Vague belief: well…this is America, land of the freaks.
Amusement, coupled with a smirk: What kind of dimwitted fool could want to sue God? It’s too late in the year for April Fool’s, right?
Anger: As a Christian, it just seems blasphemous to blame God for terror, pain and everything wrong in the world. If anything, Chambers should have just sued Human Kind, and served us all.
I suppose that Sen. Chambers has gotten his point across about the lack of validity needed to file a suit, but to me, his decision was the wrong one. Of course, now, he’s gotten nationwide recognition for his cause, so just like the three frogs, another bad decision has given someone else fame for all the wrong reasons.
Poor decision-making will happen. It has to, or most humans wouldn’t be able to learn from them. I’ve made bad decision after bad decision, and I’ve learned from them. Grown from, and hopefully, matured from them.
How in heaven will Chambers learn from his decision? How can he, when he knows what he’s doing is wrong?
How far will Americans take freedom of speech and the ease of filing a lawsuit?
As it stands now, I’m gathering the necessary paperwork to sue the Devil.