Rev Dr Sparky on Real/igion

Tag: Satire

  • Look Out, G*D–We’re About to Give Thanks

    G*D, I just want to apologize in advance for the annual torrent of “thanks” you’re about to hear from some of us, Your most privileged. Just between You and me, some of these “prayers of thanksgiving” just rub me the wrong way. I don’t know how You stand it. There are so many ways that…

  • When God Is the Godfather

    Image by Petikadlec on Pixabay And you’re already in debt… One beautiful day, I was headed for the Post Office on my scooter, when a huge Voice from all around stopped me in my tracks. I swear it sounded like the Voice of God, all silky-like. “Reverend Sparky. How you doing?” No one else seemed to hear…

  • Is This Life Broken or What?

    Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash I couldn’t tell from the manual I’m getting real tired of trying to get Life to work right, and I’ll bet you are too. So I complained to the Management. Everybody assumes this Life thing is the best thing ever. It’s a powerhouse product; a gamechanger. It provides us with sunshine…

  • The Rise and Fall of Gloryland

    A future history in fable Long ago and far away, a beautiful country called Gloryland was founded upon a green and plentiful continent by pale people with a vision of equality and freedom. To prepare the land for this vision, they carefully removed all the dark people who lived there, and then brought in other dark…

  • Time for the ultimate boycott

    Image by Anthony Easton on Flickr With actual boys You may recall Aristophanes’ classic Greek comedy, Lysistrata, in which Lysistrata and a critical mass of other women take action to end the seemingly endless Pelopponesian war. You probably didn’t read it in high school, because it’s pretty crude, but maybe in college. And if you have a…