BACK EVIL 5'?m2f Proof that God exists: evil in the world LIZ -- (enters in a huff, slaps folded newspaper with back of hand) Look at this! And these people are SUPPOSED to be Christians! (shouts) Amy! Where are you?! AMY -- (enters opposite, reading Bible, does not look up) Hi, ya, roomy. What's for dinner? LIZ -- You've got a lot of explaining to do! AMY -- (still reading) I do? LIZ -- Yes, you do! Look at this! (thrusts paper at Amy) And these people are supposed to be Christians! AMY -- (cranes to read newspaper) Oh, I just saw that on CNN. Isn't that terrible?! LIZ -- Is that all you can say? AMY -- Surely you don't want me to defend those Serbs just because they call themselves Christians. LIZ -- That's my point! You can't defend them. They killed this poor Muslim woman's children and then raped her repeatedly! This is absolute proof of what I've been trying to tell you. AMY -- Proof of what? LIZ -- There is no way God exists! No way. AMY -- (shakes head, half smile) Are you reading the same headlines I am? LIZ -- Well, of course, I am! These soldiers are EVIL. How could God exist and allow this kind of evil? AMY -- Isn't that funny? I see the same evidence as you and yet I come up with a completely different conclusion. I think the fact that this story made the headlines absolutely proves that God exists. LIZ -- You're kidding! AMY -- No, I'm not kidding. And your reaction not only points to the existence of God, but it tells me that you actually believe in God too. LIZ -- You must be from a different planet. How can you look at this story and claim that it proves that God exists? AMY -- Let's suppose for a second that that news story was about a Serb soldier who uprooted two baby carrots and stomped on them with his boot, smashing them to moosh, then he scalded a full grown carrot in hot water and ate it. How would you feel about that? LIZ -- Are you kidding? That would never even make the news! AMY -- Yes, but two tiny living things lost their lives and a third living thing was used for the pleasure of a soldier. Wouldn't you be outraged? LIZ -- Well, of course not! Surely, you, of all people wouldn't consider the two stories equivalent? AMY -- No, I certainly would not. Because I believe that God made man in his own image, and because of that, the lives of human beings are sacred to me. I am outraged by the taking of human life and the victimization of the weak. But I don't understand why YOU are outraged. Who told YOU that it was wrong to kill babies and rape women? LIZ -- Everybody knows it's wrong to do those things. AMY -- Yes, but HOW? LIZ -- How? AMY -- Yes, if there is no God who gives sanctity to the lives of humans, why are humans more valuable than carrots? Why is it illegal in every nation of the world to kill people but killing carrots is considered acceptable? LIZ -- I don't know. It just is, that's all. What do carrots have to do with evil, anyway? AMY -- Do you know that some animal rights activists think that murdering six million Jews was morally equivalent to barbecuing six million chickens? LIZ -- Yes, but those people are just the lunatic fringe. AMY -- But who's to say that they're wrong? If there is no God telling all mankind that human life is valuable, then, as happened in Germany during World War II, why not pass a law downgrading the lives of some humans and legalizing their murder? LIZ -- Because it's sick, that's why. Hitler was just sick. You still haven't explained why God would allow evil in the world. AMY -- Alright, let's take another tack. Let's pretend that tonight at midnight God is going to have another passover, just as he did for the Jews in Egypt thousands of years ago. But this time there will be no lambs' blood on the door posts to save anyone. An angel of death will passover the earth an kill everyone who has ever done evil. He will cleanse the world of evil in one fell swoop. LIZ -- Anyone who had EVER done evil? AMY -- Yes. The angel of death would have to kill everyone who doesn't measure up to God's perfect standard. That means if you ever stole a pencil, you're dead. If you accidentally walked off with a pencil and didn't return it to it's owner, you're dead. If you ever disobeyed your parents, you're dead. If you ever showed any disrespect for your parents, you're dead. If you ever cheated, your dead. If you ever thought about ways to steal something without getting caught, you're dead.... LIZ -- ...Alright, I get the message! AMY -- What's the message? LIZ -- If God cleansed the earth of evil, the earth would be empty. Nobody would be left. If God allows MY evil to exist, he has to allow (points to paper) their evil to exist. AMY -- That is if there IS a God. But if there is no God, you and I are just carrots. And one man's murder is another man's barbecue. So, how do you like being a carrot? LIZ -- I'm not a carrot! AMY -- No, you're not. Carrots are not outraged by evil. Outrage is GOD'S reaction to evil. You wouldn't happen to know who you inherited your knowledge of evil from, would you? LIZ -- (looks at watch, turns to exit) Oh! Dinner is ready. AMY -- (follows) Oh, please, please don't tell me you've murdered some innocent carrots! LIZ -- Very funny. ©2013 Bob Snook. Conditions for use: Do not sell any part of this script, even if you rewrite it. Pay no royalties, even if you make money from performances. You may reproduce and distribute this script freely, but all copies must contain this copyright statement. http://www.bobsnook.org email: [email protected] BACK |