Mark VonnegutI’m subject to occasional theological nightmares. The one that leaves me in a cold sweat every time is, I arrive at the pearly gates and the first thing I’m asked is where I went to college.
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There is a God and He is very much concerned with our academic credentials. If we fail to function well in this world, we will be sent to the next one. For those of us that have been blessed with a college education, we will surely be prepared for heaven.
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