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A comparison of communication products available from Apple, Inc. and God

iPhone 3G vs. Prayer

Comments

  1. John on 2008-07-20 22:36:03 wrote: I’ve been told I’m going to hell.

  2. Norby on 2008-07-20 23:53:14 wrote: But … were you told via iPhone, or in response to a prayer? :) -//

  3. Rattling the Kettle on 2008-07-21 13:34:33 wrote: I take issue with the last row. Anyone who has ever had any contact with any religious institution knows that God is not free, what with the collection plates, annual dues (for my peeps, anyway), assorted fundraisers, honoraria for special events, and so forth.

  4. s’mee on 2008-07-22 14:21:47 wrote: That choir of angels thing… try Temple Square, SLC, Utah…pretty close, and it’s free. I also have issues with the pizza; which seriously, I have prayed for and suddenly been provided with. Just sayin’. : ) Although I didn’t get to choose the toppings; so maybe you have something there.

  5. God and the Bible on 2008-09-15 06:22:42 wrote: Just a couple of remarks: 1 The world now possesses about 2000 million copies of the Bible. I am sure that if you count the total number of products that Apple Inc. has produced and sold until now, you only get a fraction of this number. 2 In general the communication products from Apple Inc. can only be bought by people who live in relatively rich countries. The Bible, God’s communication product, is also available for most of the masses in most poor countries. 3 As regards reducing global sufffering: I am sure that lots of people can get a lot of comfort and a lot of joy from the products of Apple Inc. But I am also sure that if you ask people who possess and regularly use both the products of Apple Inc. and the Bible which of the two gives them the most joy and the most satisfaction, most of them will answer: God’s communication product: the Bible