The
reality of our times...
Noah's Ark...
It is
the year 2003 and Noah
lives in the United
States. The Lord speaks
to
> Noah and says:
"In one year I am
going to make it rain and
cover the
whole earth with water
until all is destroyed.
But I want you to save
the
> righteous people and
two of every kind of
living thing on the
earth.
>
> Therefore, I am
commanding you to build
an Ark." In a flash
of
lightning, God delivered
the specifications for an
Ark. Fearful and
trembling,
Noah took the plans and
agreed to build the Ark.
"Remember",
said the Lord,
"You must complete
the Ark and bring
everything aboard in one
year."
>
> Exactly one year
later, a fierce storm
cloud covered the earth
and
all the seas of the earth
went into a tumult. The
Lord saw Noah sitting in
his
> front yard weeping.
>
> "Noah" He
shouted, "Where is
the Ark?"
>
> "Lord please
forgive me." cried
Noah. "I did my
best, but there were
big problems. First, I
had to get a permit for
the construction and your
plans did not comply with
the codes. I had to hire
an engineering firm and
redraw the plans.
>
> Then I got into a
fight with OSHA over
whether or not the Ark
needed a
fire sprinkler system and
floatation devices. Then
my neighbor objected,
claiming I was violating
zoning ordinances by
building the Ark in my
front yard, so I had to
get a variance from the
city planning commission.
>
> I had problems
getting enough wood for
the Ark, because there
was a ban
on cutting trees to
protect the Spotted Owl.
I finally convinced the
U.S.
Forest Service that I
needed the wood to save
the owls. However, the
Fish and Wildlife Service
won't let me catch any
owls. So, no owls.
>
> The carpenters
formed a union and went
out on strike. I had to
negotiate
a settlement with the
National Labor Union. Now
I have 16 carpenters on
the Ark, but still no
owls.
>
> When I started
rounding up the other
animals, I got sued by an
animal
rights group. They
objected to me only
taking two of each kind
aboard.
> Just when I got the
suit dismissed, the EPA
notified me that I could
not
> complete the Ark
without filing an
environmental impact
statement on
your proposed flood. They
didn't take very kindly
to the idea that they
had no jurisdiction over
the conduct of the
Creator of the universe.
>
> Then the Army Corps
of Engineers demanded a
map of the proposed new
flood plain. I sent them
a globe.
>
> Right now, I am
trying to resolve a
complaint filed with the
Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
that I am practicing
discrimination by not
taking
> godless, unbelieving
people aboard.
>
> The IRS has seized
all my assets, claiming
that I'm building the Ark
in
> preparation to flee
the country to avoid
paying taxes. I just got
a notice
> from the state that
I owe some kind of use
tax and failed to
register the Ark as a
recreational water craft.
>
> Finally, the ACLU
got the courts to issue
an injunction against
further
> construction of the
Ark, saying that since
God is flooding the
earth, it
is a religious event,
therefore
unconstitutional. I
really don't think I can
> finish the Ark for
another 5 or 6
years" Noah wailed.
>
> The sky began to
clear, the sun began to
shine, and the seas began
to calm.
>
> A rainbow arched
across the sky. Noah
looked up hopefully.
"You? mean
you are not going to
destroy the earth,
Lord?"
"No,"
the
Lord said sadly,
"The government
already has."
>
> AMEN
Pass it
along and make someone
else smile, too.
Remember "
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