Reminds me a bit of an Australian political / religious joke doing the rounds way back in the late 1980's. We then had a Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. To set the scene, the atheist Soviet Union was still around which was opposed by the "Christian" USA. Bob Hawke himself was an agnostic, but his father had been a (Christian) Congregationalist Minister.
Anyway at one point Hawke proudly proclaimed to all and sundry "By this time next year, there won't be a single Australian child living in poverty." It was the sort of line politicians use to big note their policies.
Anyway joke follows -
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One day God spoke in a booming voice to all the leaders of the world. "This time next year, I'm coming back to judge the world. It will be the end of time and you'd better be ready!"
Premier Brezhnev went to the Soviet Poltiburo, and in a very shaky voice said, "Comrades, I have some bad news and some worse news! The bad news is that we were wrong! There really is a God! And the worse news is that He's coming back this time next year!"
President Bush Senior went to Congress and the Senate, and said "Gentlemen, I'm the bearer of some good news and some bad news! The good news is that we were right all along, and there really is a God! The bad news is that He's coming back at this time next year!"
Bob Hawke went to the Australian parliament, and said "Cobbers, as Prime Minister and former leader of the Trade Union Council, I have some good news and some even better news! The good news is that Dad was right all along, and there really is a God! And the better news is that by this time next year, there won't be a single Australian child living in poverty!!"
