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by God


  in intervention with God, 296

  management style of, 53

  ministry of, 185–87

  Mother’s Day gesture of, 340

  possibly related to Martin Luther King, 136

  Protestants’ acceptance of, 281

  reform of Christianity desired by, 275, 284

  resurrection of, 202

  sayings of, 191–92

  sign of Armageddon chosen by, 349

  as tempted by devil, 183–85

  weeping by, 167–68, 172, 178

  Jesus Christ Superstar, 339

  Jews:

  “cultural,” 99

  in flight from Egypt, 67–82, 97, 131, 264

  Marrano, 271

  PPB among, 221

  as slaves, 69, 71

  wandering in desert, 82–94, 97

  wanderings of, 101

  Jews and Their Lives, The (Luther), 279

  Joan of Arc, 268–70

  Job, 129–37, 201, 295

  Joel, Billy, 299

  John (apostle), 195, 196

  John (evangelist), 163, 185, 209, 329–30

  John the Baptist, 26, 181–82

  Jolie, Angelina, treatment of orphans by, 112

  Jolson, Al, hajj interrupted by, 353

  Jonah, 126

  Jonathan, 122

  as sodomizer, 123

  Joseph, 67

  Joseph, Tribe of, 46

  Joseph (Jesus’s father), 174

  Jesus taught carpentry by, 179

  Mary’s pregnancy and, 176

  qualifications of, 175

  Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (musical), 46, 124, 181

  Joshua, 92, 117

  Jericho’s walls toppled by, 118–19

  J. R., shooting of, 143

  Judaism, 205

  first convert to, 165

  as similar to Blockbuster, 244

  judges, 120

  Judith, Book of, 117

  Junior’s Fishwich Miracle, 312

  K, Coach, 157

  Kabbalah, 25

  Kansas, tornado hits, 340

  Kardashian, Kim, surgical procedure of, 110

  karma, 250

  kashrut, 86

  Kate, Dutchess, 154

  Kathy, 166, 168, 203, 268, 303

  in awe of Jesus, 269

  God’s overindulgence with, 167

  in intervention with God, 296

  as Joan of Arc, 268–70

  personality of, 168

  Keith, Toby, surprising song of, 344

  Kenaz, 117

  Kennedy, John F., assassination of, 146

  Kentucky Derby, Four Horsemen at, 340

  Keturah, 40

  Kidman, Nicole, Botox used by, 110

  “Kids in the Halo,” 26, 102

  Killing Fields, 271

  Kim Jong Il, 337

  Kindle, 56

  King, Martin Luther, Jr., 136

  King James Version, 5

  Knight, Christopher, death of, 348

  knights, 267

  kõans, God’s impatience with, 251–52

  Koran, 89, 209, 235–46, 291

  errors in, 61–62

  Godlib on, 214

  reading of, 241–42

  revelation of, 26

  style of, 240–41

  Krakatoa, 292

  Krapp’s Last Tape (Beckett), 146

  Laban, 41, 43–44, 45, 89

  Lady Gaga, clothing choice of, 345

  Lamentations, 117

  land, 6

  languages, confounding of, 22–23

  Larry the Cable Guy Beer ‘n’ Fart-Joke Variety Hour, The, 343

  Last Supper, The (painting), 231

  Lautner, Taylor, as Good Samaritan, 190

  Lazarus, 194

  Leaning Tower of Pisa, straightening of, 350

  Lee, Tommy, American flag affixed to, 112

  Lee Roth (handmaiden before Hagar), 37

  Leonardo da Vinci, 231

  leprosy, 61

  lepton, 230

  Leviathan, 295, 330, 358

  Leviticus, 31–32, 85, 86, 323

  libraries, coolness of, 338

  lice, 357

  life, meaning of, 149

  light, creation of, 5

  Limbaugh, Rush:

  endorsement of, 352

  ominous weight of, 340

  policies debated by, 352

  racist remark of, 348

  Lincoln, Abraham, 136

  Lincoln, Mary, trouble caused by, 136

  Lindbergh, Charles, 146

  Lindbergh baby, 146

  LinkedIn, 304

  “literal,” misuse of word, 332

  Loch Ness Monster, existence of, 146

  locusts, 75, 357

  Lohan, Dina, in jail switch with daughter, 109

  Lohan, Lindsay, in jail switch with mother, 109

  Lookinland, Mike, 348

  Los Angeles Marathon, 336

  Lot, 30, 34–35

  lottery, ominous numbers in, 344

  love, 321–24

  Love, Courtney, palindromic remark of, 109

  Low-Class Ethnic Scum, 340, 341

  Lucas, George, 332

  Lucifer, 26, 184

  Luke, 163, 209

  Luther, Martin, 276–83

  McConaughey, Matthew, vision seen by, 109

  McCormick, Maureen, death of, 347

  McLean, Don, 84

  Madai, 61

  Madison, James, 137–38

  Madoff, Bernie, 197

  Madonna, 25, 113, 123

  Magdelene, Mary, 204

  magic, 185

  Magog, 61

  Maldives, 346

  Mandela, Nelson, 111

  manna, 81–82

  Manna Non-Surprise, 312

  Manning, Archie, desire of both sons to be defeated, 264

  Manning, Eli, 264

  Manning, Peyton, 264

  March Madness, 336

  Marco Polo, 268

  Mardi Gras, Queen Elizabeth II’s surprise appearance at, 334

  marijuana, 253

  Mark, 163, 185, 209

  marketing, 274

  marriage, 322–23

  Martha, 194

  Marx, Karl, 290, 303

  Mary, 178, 179

  appearance after birth of Jesus, 272

  Jesus’s Mother’s Day gesture towards, 340

  pregnancy of, 175–77

  qualifications of, 175

  Mary (Jesus’s friend), 194

  Masters, 338

  masturbation, 28, 180, 219, 319

  Mather, Cotton, 282

  Matthew, 163, 185, 196, 209

  Matthew (apostle), 195

  Mayan Long Count Calendar, 327

  Mayans, 63, 90, 169, 327–29, 357

  Mayflower, 137

  Meat Is Murder Act, 335

  Mecca, 238, 240, 242, 244

  Mediate, Rocco, 158

  Medicis, 288

  Medina, 242

  Merck, 357

  Meshek, 61

  meteor clusters, following thee, 334, 341, 344, 345, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351–52, 356

  Methodism, 221, 332

  Mexico, border closed by, 351

  Michael, 26, 39, 75–76, 80, 296

  Job afflicted by, 129

  Mary’s pregnancy and, 176

  on Sistine Chapel ceiling, 273

  Microsoft, 344

  Middle Ages, 263–70, 271, 285

  middlepope, 279

  Midian, 61

  Midianites, 29

  Mike, 272, 273

  Mike and the Mad Dog, 158

  Milne, A. A., 255

  Minnesota Twins, 157

  Miracle of Extinguishing the Wildfire, 195

  Miracles, 185, 186, 195

  Mississippi, flooding of, 339

  Montag, Heidi, order of, 110

  Monty Python, 271

  moon, 6, 7

  Moon, Keith, 293

  moon landing, as missed by God, 303
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br />   Moore, Demi, professorship of, 344

  Mormon Tabernacle Choir, 331

  Morrison, Jim, death of, 147

  Mosaic law, 84

  Moses, 31, 87, 92, 93, 169

  Bible dictated to, 19–20, 87, 88, 89

  birth of, 69

  as doer, 251

  God’s restraint urged by, 287

  at God’s wedding, 166

  Holocaust and, 102, 103

  “It” possessed by, 72

  Jews led from Egyptians by, 294

  as more Manson than Heston, 71

  Old Testament dictated to, 6

  as prophet, 126

  Ten Commandments dictated to, 83

  Ten Plagues sent by, 76–78, 79

  upbringing of, 70

  Moss, Kate, small lunch ordered by, 110

  Mothman, 146

  Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, quick writing of, 291

  MSNBC, 341

  Mt. Rushmore, transformation of, 334

  Muhammad, 91, 324

  cartoons of, 236

  as doer, 251

  Gabriel’s visit to, 238, 239–40

  God’ restraint urged by, 287

  Koran revealed to, 26

  marriages of, 243

  as prophet, 126, 238

  sign of Armageddon chosen by, 347

  Mussolini, Benito, 63

  Mutai, Geoffrey, 336

  mysteries, 143–48

  Nabokov, Vladimir, 231

  Nadal, Rafael, ominous defeat of, 346

  Nameless, 18

  Naomi, 165

  Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, height of, 291

  National Buttermilk Biscuit Day, 341

  National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 346

  National Hurricane Center, name of hurricane chosen poorly by, 351

  natural disasters, 51

  Nazis, 230

  Nehemiah, 117

  Nelson, Willie, 343

  Netherlands, crime legalized in, 343

  New Orleans, La., 55

  New Testament, 186, 291

  Godlib on, 213

  New York Giants, 156–57

  Nicene creed, 289

  Nietzsche, Friedrich, 254, 255, 290

  95 Theses, The, 277–83

  Ninurta, 28

  Nirvana, 251

  Nivian Brandallaxes, 287

  Noah, 18, 19–21, 23, 51, 87, 229, 294

  Norris, Chuck, political appointment of, 354

  North Korea, 337

  Norway, monsoon in, 350

  Nostradamus, 330–31

  “Nukalyptus,” 352

  Numa Numa Guy, 304

  Numbers, 85

  Oakland Raiders, 156, 157

  Oasis, reunion concert of, 346

  Obama, Barack Hussein:

  lead in polls by, 344

  Martians noticed by, 353

  as Messiah, 136

  mischievous smile of, 349

  Ohio crowd insulted by, 351

  Palin insulted by, 351

  poll numbers of, 351

  surprise campaign move by, 352

  Odyssey, The (Homer), 231

  Old Testament, 291

  as dictated to Moses, 6

  as eclectic goulash, 117

  Godlib on, 212

  Olsen, Susan, death of, 348

  Osteen, Joel, possible sexual orientation of, 33

  Olympics, 154

  Operation Enduring Salvation, 173

  oral sex, 320

  O’Reilly, Bill, no-spin zone desired by, 342

  Osama bin Laden Hideout Family Funhouse, 333

  Oswald, Lee Harvey, as acting alone, 146

  Othniel, 117

  overpopulation, 57

  ozone layer, 56, 62

  Palin, Sarah:

  election of, 354

  endorsement of, 353

  God’s dislike of, 114

  interesting menstruation of, 352

  Jesus plagiarized by, 351

  new slogan of, 349

  political appointments of, 354, 355

  poll numbers of, 351

  as pro-afterlife, 350

  speaking in tongues by, 353

  waving and smiling by, 348

  Paltrow, Gwyneth, bathroom habits of, 112

  Panama Canal, disappearance of, 351

  Panturkham, 355

  Parables, 185, 186–87

  Paran, 89

  Parasites, 29

  Parton, Dolly, dissipating face of, 110

  Passion of The Christ, The (film), 163

  Passover, 76, 97

  Patrick, Saint, 268

  Patterson, James, 254

  P. Diddy, Diddy name disgraced by, 113

  Pentateuch, 169

  People, 108

  Perry, Tyler, new show of, 113

  Peter, Saint, 195, 196, 275, 358

  Pharaoh, 69, 70, 73, 76, 78

  Pharisees, 169, 181–82, 197

  Phelps, Michael, 346

  Philip, 195, 196

  Philistines, 122

  Phreculea, 287

  pi, ominous value of, 338

  Pillars of Islam, 61

  Pinsky, Drew, prayers of, 110

  Piper, “Rowdy” Roddy, fight scene of, 45

  Pitt, Brad, Fight Club rules used on orphans by, 112

  Pixar, 343

  planets, 6

  plants, 6

  Plato, 117

  Plumb, Eve, death of, 348

  Plymouth Rock, 288

  Pollock, Jackson, 232

  pollution, 57

  Pompeii, 53, 54

  Pontius Pilate, 199

  Pope:

  corruption of, 278

  indulgences sold by, 274

  pornography, 304

  prayer, 217–26, 244

  God’s answering of, 222–26

  God’s favorite, 220

  God’s least favorite, 220

  prayer caloric expenditure (PCE), 221, 223

  prayer-per-believer rate (PPB), 221, 223

  pre-misinterpretations, 360–61

  Presly, Elvis, vision of, 347

  Prodigal Son, 187–88

  Project Runway (TV show), 307

  prophets, 126–28

  Protestantionalism, 278

  Protestantism, 278–82

  Islam vs., 279

  spread of, 284

  Proverbs, 125

  Psalms, 111, 123–24, 125

  Psuedo-Dionysius, 25

  Puck, Wolfgang, Paltrow’s revenge on, 112

  Punxsutawney Phil, 333

  Puritans, 135, 137

  Ramadan, 244

  Raphael, 26, 80, 173, 267, 296

  Catholicism/Protestantism joke of, 284

  Mary’s pregnancy and, 176

  on Sistine Chapel ceiling, 273

  Ten Plagues and, 74, 75

  Rastafarianism, 253

  Real Housewives (TV show), 306

  reality TV, 306–7, 332

  Rebekah, 40, 43

  recognition of own insignificance (ROOI), 223

  Red Sea, 89, 294, 296

  Reformation, 284

  Reid, Tara, alcohol and math problems of, 109

  reincarnation, 249–50

  Rembrandt, 45

  Renaissance, 271, 286

  Republican National Convention, singers at, 348

  Revelation, Book of, 100, 196, 324, 329–30

  Revere, Paul, 288

  Reynolds, Burt, face lift of, 110

  Rhode Island, in dispute with icebergs, 334

  Rice, Tim, 47

  Richie, Nicole, as abusive, 109

  Robertson, Pat, 44

  Robitussin, prestigious award won by, 351

  Rodriguez, Alex, 345

  Rogers, Kenny, dissipating face of, 110

  Roman Coliseum, renaming of, 335

  Roman Empire, 53, 202

  Roman Society of Aqueduct Salesman, 177

  Rome, 265

  Rose, Axl, 112

  Rosetta Stone, new languages of, 347
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  Rosh Hashanah, 242

  Rove, Karl, 342

  Russell, Bertrand, 254–55

  Ruth, 182, 201, 203, 268, 303

  God’s courtship of, 165–66

  in intervention with God, 296–97

  mothering skills of, 166–67

  Ruth, Book of, 117, 165

  Ryan, Meg, collagen sucked by, 110

  Saban, Nick, 157

  Sage from Hannibal, The, 146

  St. Patrick’s Day, 336

  Salem Witch Trials, 288

  Samson, 120–22

  Samuel, 117

  San Francisco earthquake, 54

  Sarah, 30, 37, 260

  death of, 40

  Sassanid Empire, 239

  SAT, 336

  Saul, 117, 122, 123

  Schlierenzauer, Gregor, 158

  Schwarzenegger, Arnold, second love child of, 352

  Scientology, 253

  Scrabble, ominous score in, 342

  Seacrest, Ryan, as threatened by other hosts, 113

  seafood, 86–87

  SeaWorld, Seven Seals opened by, 340

  Second Book of Esdras, The, 25

  Second Coming, 159

  Second Temple, 358

  Secret Service, 224

  Sedaris, David, 51

  September 11, 2001, terrorist attack of, 245, 249

  Serenity Prayer, 220

  alternate version of, 302

  Sermon on the Mount, 192, 219

  Sesame Street, serious subject matter on, 350

  72 Virgins Colada, 314

  Seville, 271

  sex, 319–20, 322

  see also fornication

  Shakespeare, William, as author of Shakespeare’s plays, 146

  Shamsiel, 173

  Sheen, Charlie, sexual boast of, 354

 

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