Benjamin Corey shared<\/a> the above image. It is obviously a spoof (just look at the price). But it works to poke fun at notions of power and divinity that people hold.<\/p>\nStar Trek V asked \u201cWhat does God need with a starship?\u201d Now you can add the question \u201cWhat does God need with a Kalashnikov AK-47?\u201d<\/p>\n
But think too that one could also ask what need God has of storms and lightning bolts.<\/p>\n
Most people who claim to believe in God Almighty actually believe in a god that is merely mighty, much like this action figure. He may not need a magic cloak or an assault rifle, but he is depicted as using weapons, something that makes no sense for a truly almighty god.<\/p>\n
It seems that making spoof idols can be an effective way of exposing real ones.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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