He is said to be a perpetual also-ran in Their contests of
wisdom and power
But, He notes, they count on Him to help gin up Their own
wider support
Though He, too, has wondrous plans for us, they may be
overruled in the end
Our faith, as such, is a wager with a higher payout but
greater potential loss
Our God is demonstrably not the greatest in the field of
monotheistic saviors
His works even praise the truth and righteousness of His
holy competition
He bids us keep an open mind and to find something better
should it appear
This second class God admits of no perfection, often
stumbling on His way
We overlook that His omniscience is not quite what the
majority demand
It is painful to hear how glowingly others describe their
own true faiths
His mercy is not quite infinite and often He may not be
everywhere, all at once
Nonetheless, He permits us to also take a measure of pride
from our beliefs
Sometimes it happens that truer religions cast down our
sacred temples
Our faith cannot always sustain us but He will not refund us
our pledged eternal souls
His demands are not as stringent but His rewards are not
federally insured
He might have been around forever but doesn’t talk of the
end of the world
He is, by necessity, not extremely strident on this false
idol business
The temples that He demands might not satisfy a
discriminating believer
His pomp and ceremony, though coordinated, are perhaps not
rich enough
His blind, halt and sick have a less than average miraculous
recovery rate
Mediocre fund-raising results are often cited as evidence of
His weakness
His promises and threats are not quite colorful enough for
many of real faith
A majority do not find his Creation Myth provides a truly
satisfying spin
His disinterest in government ties cuts off a rich source of
support
Some say He exists only as a teaching instrument for the
greater gods
His share on the great pie chart of souls is only steady,
possibly even decreasing
His Word may need to be updated for today’s new generation
of seekers
His handlers say his universal love and understanding may
lead to ambiguity
It is whispered that He does not rage violently enough
against His heathen enemies
Our faith does especially poorly in those lands of great
wealth and power
His tolerance may be a turn-off to those with the need for
black and white solutions
He has been criticized for not demanding or answering prayer
often enough
A less-than-clear permit to dominion of the earth has hurt
His numbers
Word on the street has it that His congregations may be ripe
for a takeover
Perception that He might allow animals in heaven has raised
many eyebrows
He
may not be the choice of those who demand only the finest in a Savior
