'Do you believe in miracles?' asks Dave, my Christian-fundamentalist friend, as we sit in a cafe discussing religion. We always talk about religion when we meet. As Dave once said 'I'm the only non-believer he knows - likes - and he finds it very interesting to hear how the people on the 'other side' see things'
'Yes I do believe in miracles' I say
Dave, slightly shocked by my reply, pushes me a little further 'so tell me something you would consider to be a miracle?'
'Me having sexual intercourse with a lady-person before christmas would be truly miraculous' I laugh
'No' insists Dave 'that wouldn't be a miracle ... it would simply be fate ... true miracles are performed by God ... they are unexplainable ... tell me what you would consider to be a true miracle performed by God?'
I could tell Dave was being serious, and so I thought very carefully for a moment, then said 'you having sexual intercourse with a lady-person before christmas'
Dave laughed and laughed and laughed.
Despite his Christian-fundamentalist ways, Dave has a great sense of humour.