rewrite the bible (to fit our current American/Western individualistic desires), why don't we take a stab at some of the classics like 'Gone With The Wind' and definitely let's rewrite the ending of the series finale to "Seinfeld"; That was wholeheartedly unsatisfying too ; Anonymous Re-read the book of Jonah in its entirety. God is allowed to change his mind. 21st Century Episcopalian Not worth a reply Anonymous That was, in fact, a serious comment. THINK about it. God sends Jonah to tell the Ninevites that their entire city will be destroyed. (Jonah doesn't want to go out among pagans and sinners, hence the whole whale sub-plot.) Jonah finally gets to Nineveh, tells them that God's going to destroy the city, and the people repent. And God changes his mind and decides not to destroy Nineveh after all. That's right there in the book. Jonah is confused and angry. "You said you were going to destroy them because they were sinners! You lied to me!!" And God's all, "First off, they were sinners, but they changed. I also am allowed to change my mind and not destroy them -- comes with the whole "omnipotence" thing. Second, people matter. There were thousands of men, women, and children in Nineveh. There were even animals, who aren't self-aware enough TO sin. If I didn't care about those people, I wouldn't have sent you to warn them in the first place." Anonymous By the way, I never liked Gone With the Wind anyway (and