Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 05, 1965
Transcript:
Linus: Ow! I got a sliver! Lucy: what's the matter with you? Linus: I have a sliver in my finger... Lucy: Ah, Ha! That means you're being punished for something! What have you done wrong lately? Linus:I haven't done ANYTHING wrong! Lucy: You have a SLIVER haven't you? That's a MISFORTUNE isn't it? You're being punished with misfortune because you've been BAD! Charlie: Now, wait a minute... Does... Lucy: What do you know about it, Charlie Brown? This is a SIGN! This is a direct sign of punishment! Linus has done something very wrong, and now he has to suffer misfortune! I KNOW ABOUT THESE THINGS! I KNOW THAT A ... Linus: it's out! it just popped right out! Thus endeth the theological lesson for today!
..and yet many a preacher states it as does Lucy. Go to church sometime and prove my statement wrong.