"The oldest jibe in literature is the ridicule of false
religion."--_Emerson._
"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall hold them
in derision."--_Psalms._
In the Bible, the elements of wit and humor are effectively employed in
dealing with the sins of men. Evil doing, in its various motives and
manifestations, is denounced, rendered repulsive, made ghastly and
terrible, and when everything else has been done, it is exhibited as
grotesque and ludicrous. Sin is the great absurdity of the universe. Were
it not so tragic, it would shake the very heavens with laughter.