Saying God Was Looking Out For Him Was Offensive?

Neil deGrasse Tyson did an interview with the man who produced the show Cosmos for him. Of course, I'm talking about Family Guy/American Dad creator Seth MacFarlane. Seth has a bit of a story to share about the day he almost died.

You see, back on that fateful day in September of 2001, Seth was booked to be on one of those ill fated flights. However, his agent put the wrong time on the ticket and he showed up ten minutes late. So, he missed the flight. I can't imagine how he must have felt knowing how lucky he was.

It's no secret that religion and God are sometimes a target on his shows. On Family Guy, there's everything from Brian telling Meg there is no God to Peter and the guys going to see God to get him to quit picking on the New England Patriots.

In an episode of American Dad, Stan Smith literally had a gun to God's head to try to make him send him back to his family so they wouldn't die on Christmas Eve. In another episode, after the rapture happens, Stan actually punches Jesus in the face.

Well, somebody in the comments basically said thank God for looking out for Seth. One of Seth's fans took offense to that. They objected to the idea that God had anything to do with it. This is the problem I have with atheists. It's not enough to not believe. They have to hate God and any mention of God too.

This comes from the times in which religious leaders have done stupid things in the name of God, committed sick acts with innocent children and even killed in the name of God. Well, I have a problem with associating God with any of that. Who said those people were ever really speaking for God in the first place?

It all comes back to the idea that there is evil in this world, and if you don't see it, you aren't looking very closely. It's there and it comes from a dark place. But, if you look closely enough, you can see the times when God really was there looking out for people. Though he doesn't believe it, maybe God was looking out for Seth too?

I don't know who God is, what gender God is (if a gender at all) or any of that, but I do believe God is love. God watches out for those who have God in their hearts. People can mock that idea all they want. However, there may come a day when those people will pray that God was there. Will God answer those prayers then?  If they have good in their hearts, I wouldn't doubt it.