If Noah’s Flood hadn’t come till the 21st Century..... (cont’d)
"When I started rounding up the other animals, an animal rights group sued me. They objected to me taking only two of each kind aboard. This suit is pending. Meanwhile, the Department of the Environment notified me that I could not complete the Ark without filing an environmental impact statement on your proposed flood. They didn't take very kindly to the idea that they had no jurisdiction over the conduct of the Creator of the Universe. Then, the Ministry of Defence demanded a map of the proposed flood plain. I sent them a globe."
"Right now, I am trying to resolve a complaint filed with the Equal Opportunities Commission that I am practicing discrimination by not taking atheists aboard. The Inland Revenue has seized my assets, claiming that I'm building the Ark in preparation to flee the country to avoid paying taxes. I just got a notice from them that I owe some kind of user tax and failed to register the Ark as a 'recreational water craft.' And finally, the National Council for Civil Liberties got the courts to issue an injunction against further construction of the Ark, saying that since God is flooding the earth, it's a religious event and therefore offensive to non-believers. I really don't think I can finish the Ark for another five or six years."
Noah waited.
The sky began to clear, the sun began to shine, and the seas began to calm. A rainbow arched across the sky. Noah looked up hopefully, "You mean you're not going to destroy the earth, Lord?"
"No," He said sadly. "I don't have to. The government already has."
