God’s Privacy
In modern society, the idea of the right to privacy is something that most Americans value. Liberals fight to keep government laws out of the bedroom and right wing groups are strongly support the idea of government non-interference. Whether someone is right or left, privacy seems to be a value that we all hold.
So why is it that there are both liberal and conservative Christians who on one hand value the right to privacy, but on the other hand value the right of their God to watch everything you do 24/7? This seems like another example in which the God of old doesn’t quite fit with our modern day values.
Whenever I think about the idea that God watches people all the time, I mind always goes right to the gutter so to speak. Does God watch people in the shower? Does he watch them masturbate? Does God watch people having sex? Does he care if they are two very attractive people having sex or if they are two unattractive people? I mean if I were God, I might watch Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have sex, but that ugly couple a few blocks over, would not be a pretty sight. But yet I guess God would have to watch that too right?
Can God choose not to watch people have sex? I mean he is supposed to be all seeing, so if he chose to not watch for a moment, can he still claim to be all seeing? The idea that God is this all-powerful pervert is a little disturbing to me. And knowing that God can’t not watch is just perverse. It would be like creating a rock so heavy that God can’t move it.
But back to the point, if we as Americans value privacy how is it that 80% of us can also value an all-powerful peeping Tom? It just seems like the traits that God possesses are traits valued in a different time and are not traits that we as Americans value today. So just remember Jesus knows your sexual fantasies and every time you even think an unclear thought, God kills a baby.
