Getting Religion

Betimes we here at Glib & Superficial comment on religious matters, offering our opinions and directing attention to those of others we find interesting. But it is always most gratifying to be able to share the good news when someone finds God.

Self-described "Queen of Hip Hop Soul" Mary J. Blige tells "Blender Magazine" (as recounted by MSNBC) that she has done so:

“My God is a God who wants me to have things,” the singer tells May’s Blender magazine. “He wants me to bling. He wants me to be the hottest thing on the block. I don’t know what kind of God the rest of y’all are serving, but the God I serve says, ‘Mary, you need to be the hottest thing this year, and I’m gonna make sure you’re doing that’.”

Such explicit communication with the Creator of the Universe has so far eluded your humble and obedient servant. But we can always hope.

When Janis Joplin sang her prayer for a Mercedes Benz, she was kidding.