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FALSE GODS

Any affection for this world is misplaced

One hundred decoys were placed on the Izu peninsula of Japan to attract endangered albatrosses and encourage them to breed. For more than two years, a 5-year-old albatross named Deko tried to woo a wooden decoy by building fancy nests and fighting off rival suitors. He spent his days standing faithfully by her side. Japanese researcher Fumio Sato, talking about the albatross's infatuation with the wooden decoy, said, "He seems to have no desire to date real birds."

People who give their affections to the false gods of this world will never have that love returned. Experiencing God's love spoils our attraction for imitations.

—World, February 20, 1999 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson

FALSE GODS

Alaskan, Barrett Fletcher identifies as a pastor. He is the “Pastafarian” pastor of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. He opened an Alaskan government meeting with a prayer while wearing a colander on his head. In his prayer he said, “I’m called to invoke the power of the true inebriated creator of the universe, the drunken tolerator of all the lesser and more recent gods, and maintainer of gravity here on earth.”

The founders of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster formed it as a satire on other religions and has won court rulings that it must receive equal treatment.

The Week, October 4, 2019 p. 14

The second commandment warns us about false gods. Even when the false gods are satire the Lord commands us not to have them. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Exodus 20:3 (CSB)

Do not have other gods besides me.