God confused about Da Vinci Code

God must be really confused. Either that or the faithful have done very little good in their lives. (Or maybe both.)

Filming of the “Da Vinci Code” has started at Lincoln Cathedral, but it apparently has attracted protesters who worry that the film calls into question many of the tenets of Christianity. A noted protester was Sister Mary Michael, a nun who prayed in protest for 12 hours. She is quoted saying:

"When I die," Sister Mary Michael said, "and I have to stand before almighty God — as everyone else will, whether they believe it or not — and he says to me, 'What have you done to defend me?' I can say, 'Well, I tried to come forward at Lincoln Cathedral.' "

Is that really the best thing she can thing of that she’s done in her life? No helping the poor or the sick? She protested a film – one based on a book that is now known to have been at least partly hoaxed. That’s it? Sounds pretty lame to me.

More to the point, what’s the deal praying to defend God? Surely God knows about this film? Why does he need someone to pray about it before he realizes it’s a problem? (For 12 hours – is God deaf or just a little slow?) Or is God just confused about whether this is a problem and needs 12 hours with a nun to be convinced? And if this film still gets made (which it will), is this just more evidence that prayer doesn’t work? Inquiring minds want to know.

Have you finished that book yet? My arms are getting tired.

Comments

[hollywoodjaded]

Gawd - I'm finally going reply to one of Skeptico's blogs on prayer. I had meant to reply to an earlier on one the topic, but hedged. I rarely if ever pray to "God". What with Free Will, I didn't assume there would be any, well, "reception" or would it be "trasmission". And then I've always seen it rather Deisticly - so he's moved on then, right? Plus, he may likely be still mulling over that big blowout he had with his beloved Lucifer (cf. Milton). I mean time is relative, right. So, I say prayers to Our Lady. I especially like the really old ones to her that others have written.

[Jakanden]

As usual, excellent post. This one actually made me laugh out loud.

[HCN]

It was a silly book... and with all the convenient coincidences PLUS the plot holes big enough to drive a truck through --- the movie could be silly too.

[Catana]

What possible difference can it make if one element of the book is a hoax? The Da Vinci code is a novel, a work of fiction, made up, not real, etc., etc. Why can't people get that through their heads? And why in "heaven's" name does an all-powerful god need defending?