Expert: Pastor Don Carpenter - 5/8/2008

Question
Hello Pastor,

Many people like to make jokes that have to do with religion, here is an example,

There was once a man who asked God how long a million years was to Him and God said that it was like a second…then the man asked what a million dollars was like to Him, and God said that it was like a penny….then the man asked God if he would give him one of His pennies, and God said, sure, just give me a second.

Would you consider a joke like this to be mere fun, or blasphemy?

Thanks, AJ

Answer
Hi AJ

Sorry for this late response.  This particular joke looks like just some fun.  There are some jokes that actually make fun of God or Jesus, making them to be unholy, those jokes need to be avoided.

I hope that this helps.

In CHrist,
Pastor Don