Watch this one, Gabe!

"Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying, 'Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.' He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision." Psalm 2:1-4

Late last year, world leaders, worldly intellectuals, and a group of highly intelligent, unknown and formerly unimportant scientists met in Copenhagen in the name of "Global Warming". This new religion, headed by Pope Albert II of Tennessee, has followers of all races, creeds, and nationalities, whose mission is to save the planet and all flora and fauna thereon. Human life is a secondary concern, seeing that humans are to blame for the problem in the first place. God does not factor in to this religion at all, and belief that He has any part in controlling the world is condemned as heresy. The cornerstone belief of Global Warming is that man can somehow control this world through an environmentally sound use of fossil fuels, hair spray, and toilet paper. GW zealots seek control of all facets of our existence, from the air we breathe to the waste we flush away. To that end, they had congregated to form an agreement among all nations on laws, restrictions, and sanctions that would, in fact, establish a world-wide governmental authority on climate control.

All of Copenhagen was put at their disposal. Jets, private and public, flew in from every corner of the earth; every limousine and call girl in four countries was hired and ready at the snap of a finger; hotels and inns were filled and stocked to bursting. Pope Al II would be there, selling his autograph and a handshake for a mere $1200 a pope -er- pop. Leaders from poor, down-trodden-but-peaceful-freedom-loving nations like Iran, Venezuela, and the USSR would be in attendance, as would the evil, resources-guzzling monster dictatorships like England, Israel, Canada, and the worst of the worst, the United States.

But, as they say on Broadway, a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. E-mails leaked to the media from Global Warming U in East Anglia began to unravel the tangled web that surrounded the Global Warming lies. Numbers had been "tweaked", facts had been twisted, revised, distorted, deleted, and re-invented to make the data support the claims. "Nonsense, nothing to it!" cried the faithful, trying to shrug the egg off their faces. However, the minor glitch quickly became a major impediment. Pope Al II became a no-show, suddenly remembering a previous engagement, and our President, sitting quietly as the US was blamed for just about everything, apologized most humbly and returned without the universal agreement for which he so desperately wanted credit.

Then came the punchline. Never let it be said God doesn't have a sense of humor. While all the GW parishioners were gathered for their general assembly, Copenhagen was hit with the worst blizzard some had seen in their lifetimes. This was followed by the weirdest weather patterns the world has experienced in almost a century. From England to Ecuador, America to New Zealand, the old joke is becoming the fact: "Don't like the weather? Wait a minute..."

I sometimes imagine God punching Gabriel in the ribs and saying, "Watch this, it's gonna be hilarious!" God lets us go so far in our "knowledge". He watches our weak, vain, scrambling attempts to control our world and our lives for just so long, then, in an instant, lets us know that He is still in charge, and our intelligence is nothing. He laughs at our silliness, winks at our arrogance, and waits patiently until we come back to our senses and call on Him. Because, despite it all, He still loves us.

As Bro. Billy Murray once said, "Ain't we sweet? Ain't we pitiful!" Isn't God great? Isn't God good? Isn't God still in charge? And His love endures forever!