It appears, scandalously enough, to be the question Islamic terrorism foists on us. Of course, there are times when a chancy question can diplomatically be allowed to slip by unanswered, especially by a humor magazine. But there are also times when, instead of slipping by, it just keeps putting itself in your face. On such occasions, apparently, the only way to deal with it for ourselves and our readers is to address it.
We became even more convinced of the necessity as we experienced another ineffably sad 9/11.
So here we go, back to Theology 101.
Do does God advocate murder? Even more scandalous, does God usher off to an eternal reward in heaven those who murder in his name?