I’m sure you’ve all heard about the publication of certain cartoons in Denmark (and now many other European countries), which have upset some of our friends in the Muslim world.

No doubt, you’ve also by now heard about the ferry that sank in the Red Sea while travelling to Egypt from Saudi Arabia. The passengers were mainly the very religious, returning from the Hajj.

You have also have heard that these cartoons, which satirise the Islamic faith have spurned violent reactions in the Arab world and some fairly scary demonstrations here in the west.

Now there are some that might draw some conclusions over these unrelated events, suggesting that god didn’t like how the Muslim world was reacting to these drawings by sending them a fairly clear message in the form of a shipping disaster.

But not me. I would never suggest such a thing.

Why?

Because I reject the concept of god. Because god, if he did exist, probably would have a sense of humour. If you don’t believe me, just look at yourself naked in the mirror sometime.

If there was a god, he wouldn’t get angry about cartoons. He wouldn’t sink a ferry either.

I think we’ll discover somewhere along the line that a human error of some sort caused that ferry to go down.

Anyway, if there is going to be an all-seeing, all-knowing, all powerful god, I’d nominate myself in the role. I’d be a great god, you’d all learn to love me!

So don’t be surprised when people far crazier than me start making this connection between the cartoons and the ferry. They will and yes, Pat Robertson, I’m glancing in your direction!