Laugh At Yourself

One thing I have noticed about Christians: they love to laugh at themselves. Christians are not politically correct when it comes to making fun of fellow Christians. If you are a Christian that is easily offended, you need to learn to laugh at yourself. After all, what other group of people would require a standing committee to recommend a sub-committee to study the situation before bringing it back to the full body through a motion in order to allow discussion followed by the question and an official vote, if not tabled, for the purpose of purchasing a copy machine for the church office?

Today I discovered a website that makes fun of Christians through fake news and columns. Many of the articles in LarkNews look as though they could be true, which in reality is a sad statement about many of our churches. If you want to waste a couple hours, go visit the site. While I was perusing the site, I saw the link for Horoscopes. I was curious as to why they would include that on a Christian or even pseudo-Christian site, so I clicked...
I couldn't resist seeing what the additional link would actually lead to, so once again I clicked...
The links lead to comical, fake, and harmless horoscopes for Christians:
  • Aries: If you stopped yelling on the inside, you would hear the Holy Spirit more clearly
  • Taurus: I'd say 15 percent of the time, max.
  • Gemini: You're looking for a born-again, water-baptized, never-married, church-going, tithe-giving, Bible-reading vigin to marry. Keep at it.
  • Cancer: Your mother has been asking everyone to pray for that very personal problem you've been having.
  • Leo: The 10,000 promises in the Bible are working for everyone else. What's up with you?
  • Virgo: Yes, beautiful on the inside.
  • Libra: Remember that friend you had in the third grade? The one you didn't share the gospel with? He went on to make millions and gave it all to Hindu causes. Thought you'd like to know.
  • Scorpio: Next year you will weigh less than the pastor but more than his wife.
  • Sagittarius: Do I have to tell you I love you every single day?
  • Capricorn: God still have those New Year's resolutions you wrote down last year, and He's a little disappointed.
  • Aquarius: 3 46 17 5 21
  • Pisces: God wants you to work in the nursery three times a week.
And if you just happen to click on a link that is incorrect, you will get the following 404 error. See if you can relate:
Now go out and laugh at yourself a little more often.

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