Progressive Ponderings: Evolution, Creationism, and the Supremes

Are these corporations?

"Person" defined
Sec. 22. (a) "Person" means a human being, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, unincorporated association, or governmental entity.

— from IC 35-41-1-22, the Office of Code Revision Indiana Legislative Services Agency

by Joe Mayer

As an older Christian, I long ago settled my inner struggle between evolution and creationism. But now the Supremes — Supreme Court — have thrown a new wrinkle into the debate. The Supremes have birthed a new corpus, a full grown and full blown body. They endowed it with speech, with money behind the speech. This money-speech became power, power to rule.

Now I’m confused. Is it “profits” or prophets? I guess it was bound to happen. The “Profit”able millionaire TV and radio preachers have confused “profits” with prophets. I must have been mistaken all these years in believing that prophets defended the poor, the suffering, the wretches of society. The new Gospel of wealth — that God favors the wealthy as evidenced by the material blessings bestowed on them — will take some mental gymnastics of the mind to understand.

I’m wondering how this corporate persona will be baptized by the new “Profits”; might they use the new profits they’re swimming in?

Last rites present no problem. The creating Supremes have blessed these new corpora with everlasting life.

Our marriage laws will need to be rewritten. What if two corporate media marry — merge? That seems homologous. What about multiple partners; a combination of numerous corporate persona? Will we have to rescind all of our polygamy laws?

My old Christianity spoke of love, empathy, morality, ethics and conscience. How will the “Profits” of the “for profit only” corporate persona fit a conscience into this new corpus?

This new birthing power of the Supremes really bothers me. Giving everlasting life to a corporate persona stretches my image of prophets. But, the Supremes have spoken. Who are we mere mortals of limited duration to question the new and powerful gods? Will they keep birthing eternally? Are they already doing that?

Evolution? Creationism? Did we really give our Supremes the power to birth our equivalent out of whole cloth? It doesn’t seem to fit evolution. I recall no mention of Supreme power in the scriptures. Will the new persona allow us mortals to continue?