There is this heavy metal band that's been around since the 1980s called Slayer. They have an album titled God Hates Us All, which, ' coincidentally'' happened to be released on September 11, 2001. I find the title rather amusing. God Hates Us All also shows up as the chorus for their song off the same album called Disciple. Here's what the band had to say about it: God Hates Us All isn't an anti-Christian line as much as it's an idea I think a lot of people can relate to on a daily basis. One day you're living your life, and then you're hit by a car or your dog dies, so you feel like, "God really hates me today." Another one of the members of the band went on to say, "God doesn't hate... [but] it's a great f--king title."
So, another reason not to take music lyrics too seriously. You can always put your own interpretation into the lyrics if you choose, instead of being pessimistic about what the artist is writing about. For me personally, there are many songs out there with the most beautiful lyrics that don't do anything for me, while there are other songs with the most obnoxious lyrics that I really dig; it's all about the way the music sounds for me regardless of the lyrical content.
Oh, and the other good news. God did not create the world/universe, and has nothing to do with what goes down in it. Yes, God is sane. Thank God! God Loves us all!
From The Disappearance of the Universe
God did not create duality and He did not create the world. If He did, He would be the author of ‘a tale told by an idiot.’ But God is not an idiot. He can only be one of two things. He is either perfect Love, as the Bible says when it momentarily stumbles upon the truth, or He's an idiot. You can't have it both ways.
God could not have created this world. It would not be in His nature. He is not cruel, and as J points out to you, ‘If this were the real world, God would be cruel. For no Father could subject His children to this as the price of salvation and be loving.
In order to really accept God's helper, the Holy Spirit, you must begin to trust God. You cannot trust Him until you recognize that it is not Him, but you, who is responsible for your experiences.
From A Course in Miracles
The world you see is an illusion of a world. God did not create it, for what He creates must be eternal as Himself. Yet there is nothing in the world you see that will endure forever. Some things will last in time a little while longer than others. But the time will come when all things visible will have an end.
The world as you perceive it cannot have been created by the Father; for the world is not as you see it. God created only the eternal, and everything you see is perishable. Therefore, there must be another world that you do not see. The Bible speaks of a new Heaven and a new earth, yet this cannot be literally true, for the eternal are not re-created.
Mikey's Note: And always remember God is not a He. He is just Biblical metaphor for It. So don't take He too seriously or you'll just end up thinking God is some old white guy with a long gray beard looking down on the world while judging the hell out of us!
Rock on, forgive, and giddy up!
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