…Is Good News

This page is for tracking the inappropriate, or rhetorically bizarre use of “God” as a person, a word, or an idea.

“Islam is a religion in which God requires you to send your son to die for Him. Christianity is a faith in which God sends His son to die for you.” – John Ashcroft, Los Angeles Times, Feb. 16th, 2002

The launch monitor is like God — all-seeing and all-knowing. It misses nothing: your swing speed, your launch angle at impact, the ball’s spin and velocity. – Hey Swinger, March 2nd, 2008

“I said I was going to listen to my inner voice. The whole vaccination process is based on fear of getting diseases but I would rather put my faith in God to heal diseases.” – Rita M. Palma, from More Families are Shunning Innoculations, March 2nd, 2008

“I know that God knows that. I know that I’m going to have to stand before him one day.” – Andy Pettite, Feb. 19th, 2008, on his steroid use.