BY
Reverend Roger C. Henderson
Just what is the Brotherhood of Irrational Theologians?
Originally I became an ordained minister and "created" the Brotherhood of Irrational Theologians as a whim and a tax scam. As a whim it was fun for a while. I've got a really cool Certificate for my wall that proves I'm an actual ordained minister. I keep it on the wall right next to my official Star Trek Silver Anniversary Fan Club Membership certificate and my Radio Shack Honorary Computer Salesman of the Moment Award. As for the Brotherhood I soon discovered that in order to get a lot of use out of being a TAX FREE organization it helped to be actually bringing in money to "Not Pay Taxes ON!!!" Oh well.
What the Brotherhood is today is an organization of ... one, dedicated to the idea that God has a sense of humor. (One look at Tammy Faye Baker is enough to prove that.) Or Jerry for that matter. What I do is; collect jokes, funny photos, (Oh, if you have any favorite jokes or photos you'd like to share please feel free to E-mail those in to me at reverendrog@hotmail.com Please no PORNO, I have a separate E-mail address for that.) I also write commentary (I call them "sermons") on a variety of subjects that try to be amusing. You can see examples of all these wonderful things at my Web Site www.irrational-theologians.org. Oh wait, the web site's not up yet. I haven't scraped together the $60 to get it "published" to the Net. Which brings me back to begging for money, which I promised Jerry I wouldn't do so ... Never Mind.
The Brotherhood of Irrational Theologians is founded on the validity of certain facts:
- There is a pervasive "Intelligence" which is both creator of the Universe and the flesh of its existence.
- Statements like the one above serve no practical purpose.
- There is an interconnectedness, which implies communication, between all the parts of the Universe.
- "Murphy's Law" is Nature's way keeping us on our toes.
- People, by taking a much too serious approach to life, have shutdown or failed to develop many "lines of communication" with the rest of the Universe.
- Many of the problems, which confront us (Mankind), are due to an inability to laugh at life. (At least not without the laughter turning into a high pitched, hysterical sort of giggle.)
- It is the duty of every living thing to perceive their part in life and fulfill that role as perfectly as possible. (Or perhaps just keep the children entertained while the other "grownups" work.)
"Laughter is the best medicine", even the folks at Readers Digest have known the truth of that statement for many years. We of the Brotherhood, through study, contemplation and the judicious application of puns and the occasional Whoopie Cushion, strive to repair the lines of communication between ourselves and our fellow man...and anyone else who might care to listen. With that lofty goal in mind the essential first step would be to "not take ourselves too seriously".
The Brotherhood of Irrational Theologians has nothing to teach you. Well, we might be able to help you work on your comedic timing if you're so inclined. We do try to pass along our favorite jokes and keep our list of interesting Internet sites as fresh and up to date as possible. We never kill more than we plan to eat. We strive for moderation in all things (especially 'moderation') and we try to keep our minds as open as possible (while still avoiding that annoying whistling sound while outside on windy days). Is any of this coming any clearer? No? Hmmm, let's try this.....
What we are is a group of people puzzled by some of the answers given to questions being asked these days (and days gone by for that matter). Questions like, "What makes a person a success?" "Who shot Mr. Burns?" "What is God and does he really accept E-mail at Billy Graham's Web Site?" "How many hours a week does a person have to work to feed themselves and their family?" "What makes the Teflon stick to the pan?" That's just a random sample. There are other questions being given lousy answers. I bet you have a few yourselves. We welcome feedback and input of nearly any sort and we're happy to share any and all of it that won't get us arrested. (Been there, done that, but that's another story for another time.)
