(NOTE: The author of the post is not actually divorced and remarried.)I learned from a Facebook Holiness preacher that, because I’ve been divorced and remarried, I'm living in adultery with my current wife, but only as long as my former spouse is still alive. And if my former spouse is still alive when I die, I will go to hell as an adulterer.
Not wanting to lose my salvation, I considered all the alternatives, including divorcing my Christian wife, the mother of our seven children, which is what the Facebook preacher said God requires. But in the end, I did the only logical thing to do. I made sure that that I will out-live my ex-wife. Of course, I led her in the sinner’s prayer before I poisoned her.
It feels so good to be holy.
While I can understand people taking different approaches to the very difficult subject of divorce and remarriage, I was quite disturbed by the tone of this post due to its sarcasm and mean-spirited satire. Later, however, I found myself reading the Bablyon Bee and laughing at satirical and sarcastic articles. It struck me as inconsistent to be offended by the Facebook post and then laughing at Bablyon Bee articles using the same sort of approach. As a pondered the issue, it seemed to me that it is inappropriate for us as Christians to laugh and joke about sin. But satire, parody, and sarcasm, often seems to do just that--laugh at sin. Rather, I think we should mourn over sin and never ever take it lightly or joke about it. Rather we should work out our own salvation with fear and trembling.
What do you think? As Christians should we avoid the use of Satire, Parody, and Sarcasm, especially when it relates to discussing sin? Can you think of any instances in the Bible where Satire, Parody, and/or Sarcasm are employed as a godly means to counteract sin?
Finally please note that I DO NOT want to discuss divorce and remarriage on this thread. I am simply using the post on that topic as an example.