God wants us on TV

[RussBLib]

This is from last week, but I'm just now seeing it, and maybe the headline is a bit misleading but the hubris made me laugh. When I thought about it again, though, of course they would say that. They've been hallucinating for years, why would they stop now? I still get surprised, though, when I hear someone claim God told them this, or God told them that. They are either hallucinating, or they are liars. The only other option is God really did tell them something, but...come on.

Duggars ‘Heartbroken'; Say God Wants Them On Television

Too bad for the Duggars that God is too busy with other stuff to be programming TLC.

An unidentified source told PEOPLE:

The Duggars want to return to TV because they truly believe it was part of God’s plan for them to spread the word about their faith.

I think Jim Bob and Michelle honestly did expect people to just move on from this. Their thinking is, they put this behind them ages ago, so why wouldn’t the rest of the world?

The Duggar children are reportedly devastated by the cancellation of the family’s reality show because they enjoy being famous, claims another report.

my snip above was on Liberaland, but then I noticed the original story here. It's even juicier.

[Binkie The Clown]

1. If god is all powerful

then nothing and nobody can alter god's plan. That being the case, if you believe god has a plan and you believe god is all powerful then everything that happens is part of that plan. If it happens, it's in the plan. If it doesn't happen, it's not in the plan.

So next time someone says "God's plan is for me to be rich." remind them if god wanted you to be rich, you'd be rich. Since you're not, god really wants you to be piss poor.

And for sure don't say "Thank god that earthquake victim was found alive under the rubble," don't forget to thank god for the hundreds buried under the rubble who did not survive, because that's the way god wanted it to happen.

[Lordquinton]

2. They're doing a great job spreading the word about their faith

Maybe court TV would help them out?

[AtheistCrusader]

4. Boom!

[AtheistCrusader]

3. Maybe God just wants a ham sandwich and their reception is fuzzy?

[passnobuck]

5. From the article

"These kids loved the spotlight and expected to be on TV forever."

What a sick and twisted way to raise children.

[FiveGoodMen]

6. What God wants God gets God help us all

...
God wants goodness
God wants light
God wants mayhem
God wants a clean fight
...
God wants peace
God wants war
God wants famine
God wants chain stories
...

[awoke_in_2003]

10. God wants a girl

with a short skirt and long jacket.


Okay, now maybe that song will get stuck in my head and dislodge Tulsa Time.

[onager]

7. God wants lots of people on TV...

[LiberalAndProud]

8. I must confess I wouldn't recognize a Duggar on the street.

So fame is both fleeting and relative, I suppose. Even so, did the rubberneckers who watched the show convert, or could they simply not avert their eyes from the train wreck that is a particularly zany religious philosophy? Inquiring minds want to know.

[mountain grammy]

9. What amazes me, more than almost anything

Is that there's actually an audience for this crap.