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Much humor is poking fun at how seriously people take themselves, which may reflect [[God]]'s laughing at man.  [[Proverbs 1-8 (Translated)#8:31|Proverbs 8:31]] states that [[God]] finds amusement with the human race.  Also, a humble, self-deprecating willingness to "turn the other cheek" as urged by the [[Bible]] is an essential part of a sense of humor, and something many [[liberal]]s lack.  Here are some examples of humor that could first be for God's amusement, then man's:
 
Much humor is poking fun at how seriously people take themselves, which may reflect [[God]]'s laughing at man.  [[Proverbs 1-8 (Translated)#8:31|Proverbs 8:31]] states that [[God]] finds amusement with the human race.  Also, a humble, self-deprecating willingness to "turn the other cheek" as urged by the [[Bible]] is an essential part of a sense of humor, and something many [[liberal]]s lack.  Here are some examples of humor that could first be for God's amusement, then man's:
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*'''Political Scandals''': liberals once mocked General David Petraeus by calling him "General Betray Us"; liberal President Obama subsequently appointed him as head of the CIA, whereupon he caused a massive scandal that betrayed liberals by embarrassing them.  
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*'''Political Scandals''': liberals once criticized General David Petraeus by calling him "General Betray Us"; President Obama subsequently appointed him as head of the CIA, whereupon he caused scandal that betrayed liberals by embarrassing them. So perhaps liberals were right that time.
 
*'''Football''': [[Tim Tebow]]'s completion of ten passes for 316 yards, at 31.6 yards per competition, in his stunning playoff victory against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], echoed his promotion of [[John 1-7 (Translated)#Chapter 3|John 3:16]] and caused a million searches on the internet for that verse.
 
*'''Football''': [[Tim Tebow]]'s completion of ten passes for 316 yards, at 31.6 yards per competition, in his stunning playoff victory against the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], echoed his promotion of [[John 1-7 (Translated)#Chapter 3|John 3:16]] and caused a million searches on the internet for that verse.
 
*'''Politics''': within weeks after [[Barack Obama]] was sworn in as president in 2009, Obama-supporter [[Bruce Springsteen]] was the half-time performer at the [[Super Bowl]].  His most famous song is "Born in the U.S.A.," but he did not even perform it, presumably because that is an unwanted controversy about Obama.
 
*'''Politics''': within weeks after [[Barack Obama]] was sworn in as president in 2009, Obama-supporter [[Bruce Springsteen]] was the half-time performer at the [[Super Bowl]].  His most famous song is "Born in the U.S.A.," but he did not even perform it, presumably because that is an unwanted controversy about Obama.

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