I glanced at the Montreal Gazette headline, peering over my steaming coffee.
FALLING CRUCIFIX KILLS WOMAN
I chuckle and read it to my roommate who is reading his Journal de Montreal, noticing the same headline.
‘I guess God really wanted her badly,’ I chuckled.
‘Why do you say that?’
‘Well, she’s walking in the main square, probably feeding the pigeons and all of a sudden she’s dead from Christ falling from the sky.’
‘Do you think the cross fell on her with Christ lying face down or face up?’
‘One can only imagine if she was face up and He was face down,’ I laughed hysterically.
My roommate was trying not to laugh at the situation, but I could see the smile curl in the corner of his mouth. I sipped my coffee and wondered if I should pursue this nonsense further, giggling at my imagination running away on story line plots.
‘I could write a story.’
‘On what, this news article…’
‘Yeah, we’ll charge God with murder.’
There was a sputter of coffee flying across the patio table. I burst out laughing.
‘What’s the murder weapon?’
‘Duh—the crucifix…’
‘And your line of argument would be?’
‘It is premeditated…that God waited for this woman to go walking in the main square and then he killed her with the crucifix.’
‘That’s ridiculous, where do you come up with these ideas?’
‘The newspaper. Anyways, my lawyer would argue that not only was it premeditated but it was planned. God not only knows everything -- he has our destiny planned out for us; therefore he murdered this woman.’
‘You are definitely nuts. And where would you hold a trial like this?’
‘Dayton, Tennessee – that’s the town with the most experience with trials like this. Do you think Clarence Darrow and William Bryan are still alive?’
‘I still don’t get your point.’
‘People are saying that the falling of this crucifix is an Act of God. While if it is an Act of God, then God exists, therefore he knew the destiny of this woman, knew how she was going to be killed, and used an artifact that belongs to His deity; therefore he murdered this woman and we will let the good people of Dayton help us decide if God exists…tomorrow’s headlines will read:
GOD CHARGED WITH MURDER…DOES (S)HE EXIST?'
Gregg 
Adding your comment:
s myself as I re-read it.
But your thought process holds true - someone should be held accountable. Thanks for the laughs! 
As I sat down to read this I couldn't help but laugh, being raised catholic and that everything is predetermined I got quite the chuckle out of your concept of it being premeditated. What can I say Gregg except congrats on another exceptional write. 
Thx for making me wake up to laughter . That is always a great beginning to a day. 
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