> >After creating heaven and earth, God created Adam and Eve. And the first
thing He said was, don't." "Don't what?" Adam replied.
> >
> >"Don't eat the forbidden fruit," God said. "Forbidden fruit? We have
> >forbidden fruit? Hey, Eve . . . we have forbidden fruit!" "No way!""Yes,
way!"
> >
> >"Do NOT eat the fruit!" said God. "Why?" "Because I am your Father and I
said so!" God replied, (wondering why He hadn't stopped creation after making
the elephants).
> >
> >A few minutes later, God saw His children having an apple break and was He
ticked! "Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit?" God, as our first parent,
asked. "Uh huh," Adam replied. "Then why did you?" said the Father.
> >
> >"I don't know," said Eve. "She started it!" Adam said. "Did not!" "Did
too!" "DID NOT!!"
> >
> >Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve
should have children of their own. Thus, the pattern was set and it has never
changed!
> >
> >But there is reassurance in this story. If you have persistently and
> >lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be
hard on yourself. If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it
would be a piece of cake for you? GM

Well, if this isn't the creation of a punitive God by a toxic mind, I
don't know what is. As a healthy child I would tell this God just where
to go! Ellie