(Geese On The Mall Normally)

I love some of what Glenn Beck goes after, but, having said that — he seems at times a bit into messianism. I don’t mean as “into the Messiah,” Jesus. I mean that within LDS theology you have people like Beck who believe they will be exalted to be a god of their own planet.In fact, this exaltation can come early… as in the case of Jesus, who was exalted first in heaven BEFORE coming to earth. So his saying Geese flying over water is a miracle, I doubt seriously his understanding of what a miracle is.

C.S. Lewis says that a miracle is something that comes totally out of the blue. If for thousands of years a woman can become pregnant only by sexual intercourse with a man, then if she were to become pregnant without a man, it would be a miracle. ^[12][13][14]

I am hard pressed to classify this as a miracle. Even if God ordained this flight of geese at this time, it is still not “miraculous” in the sense of natural law being temporarily paused. Geese fly in these formations all the time down this small body of water. However, IF the Mormon god exists [Heavenly Father], then some geese flying in formation is one of the grandest miracles I would think he could perform. So in Glenn Beck’s eyes… yup, this is a miracle. But for people who think God created even the space-time continuum (Mormons do not), this is pittance.