Christmas Letter, by Edwin Kagin
Dearest Beloved of Our Family in Christ,
There have been many changes this year for our family. Our beloved 17 year old daughter suffered blindness and paralysis after being struck by a drunk driver on her way home from Wednesday night church services. Aunt Polly died of liver cancer, following a long and painful illness. The family cat was smashed by a UPS truck. Mabel’s M.S. is getting worse and she can hardly do anything much anymore. Father had to have a triple bypass operation, and now uses a breathing tube. The house was burned down by sparks from the burning of Harry Potter books in our yard. Little Marvin got a chicken bone stuck in his throat at a church picnic and was rushed to the hospital where doctors had to remove his voice box, so he can never talk again, but God miraculously saved him. Miranda is now being home schooled after she left eighth grade to become a single mother. An abortion was out of the question, and we know God has given us a hydrocephalic grandchild for his own good and perfect reasons. Our oldest son had his left foot blown off in an ambush in Iraq while helping to bring Christ and Democracy to those poor heathens. We rejoice in the wisdom of our God, in His gifts, and in His plan for our lives. We bear grateful witness to all that our great and merciful God has done for us in the past year, and we praise the works of His hand. Oh, almost forgot. The dog died.
In His Holy Name,
The Fundangelical Family
© Edwin Kagin. December, 2006. Permission to reproduce without profit is given. If you make money on it, I want some of it. Edwin)
There have been many changes this year for our family. Our beloved 17 year old daughter suffered blindness and paralysis after being struck by a drunk driver on her way home from Wednesday night church services. Aunt Polly died of liver cancer, following a long and painful illness. The family cat was smashed by a UPS truck. Mabel’s M.S. is getting worse and she can hardly do anything much anymore. Father had to have a triple bypass operation, and now uses a breathing tube. The house was burned down by sparks from the burning of Harry Potter books in our yard. Little Marvin got a chicken bone stuck in his throat at a church picnic and was rushed to the hospital where doctors had to remove his voice box, so he can never talk again, but God miraculously saved him. Miranda is now being home schooled after she left eighth grade to become a single mother. An abortion was out of the question, and we know God has given us a hydrocephalic grandchild for his own good and perfect reasons. Our oldest son had his left foot blown off in an ambush in Iraq while helping to bring Christ and Democracy to those poor heathens. We rejoice in the wisdom of our God, in His gifts, and in His plan for our lives. We bear grateful witness to all that our great and merciful God has done for us in the past year, and we praise the works of His hand. Oh, almost forgot. The dog died.
In His Holy Name,
The Fundangelical Family
© Edwin Kagin. December, 2006. Permission to reproduce without profit is given. If you make money on it, I want some of it. Edwin)
posted by Anonymous | Thursday, December 24, 2009
6 Comments:
Excellent!! Kudos on a hysterical take on fundamentalist fatalism.
Regards
Hump
I was smiling during the whole letter, but the "the dog died" just made laugh so hard. Great stuff. I'll also put it in my blog if you don't mind.
Dieg, el Mapache,
Thank you.
Permission to reproduce without profit is given. If you make money on it, I want some of it.
Edwin
Haha, I wish I could get some money from it. Moreover, I'll translate into Spanish too, of course, giving the proper credit and link to your blog.
Diego, el Mapache,
I would be honored. Would you be interested in translating my entire book, "Baubles of Blasphemy" into Spanish? You can check it out on amazon.com. If so, please contact me at edwin@edwinkagin.com
Are you implying that only Fundamentalist Christians are pro-life? As a progressive pro-lifer who works with CFI and other secular groups in my area I find that insulting.
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