In the name of Zeus!

"How dare you speak against The Great God Zeus?"  he roared, pulling a sword out from under his cloak.  He raised the sword above his head and with a single swing severed the Senator's head.  

The body of the Senator actually stayed vertical for a beat, then dropped to the ground.  The head hit the ground hard making a sound like a melon being dropped, then rolled down several steps.  Somehow it stopped with the face up.  The expression was not one of surprise, as you might think.  It was calm.  His mouth was closed, his eyes were open.  Struck in mid thought, the Senator would never get a chance to respond.

You may read this and think that it is a depiction of a moment in ancient Greek history.  You may picture the two men standing on a marble staircase, each man wearing a toga.  The Senator with a wring of olive leaves around his head.  The scene seems melodramatic and corny, but it is in line with what you might picture from the height of Greek power.

Now, imagine the scene again.  The staircase is the marble staircase at the U.S. Capital.  The men are dressed in suits.  How realistic does the scene seem now?  It seems like a scene from a Tarantino movie.  You could almost see the lips moving purposely out of synch with the dialog for effect.

Besides the fictional plot line of a movie, no one would ever see this type of scene and think, "Well, you got a point there, the Senator did question The Great God Zeus."  (Yes, the part with the sword would be a stretch too.)

Now imagine that a group of people decided that they were going to hold a rally at the funeral of a young man who died fighting for his country.  They claim that America's war dead are God's punishment for America "embracing homosexuality."  How does that make you feel?  Do you think the church members are right?  Does it make you sick?

What happen's if you substitute God with Zeus?  They claim that America's war dead are Zeus's punishment for America "embracing homosexuality."
Does it change anything for you?  Ridiculous, right?

Who the hell would do anything in the name of Zeus?  We know that Zeus is not a real God.  Not like the other God... Jupiter.