The Grudging Deist – an explanation

Some years ago, I got myself ordained by the Universal Church Triumphant of the Apathetic Agnostic (UCTAA, their motto: “We don’t know, and we don’t care”). I did this mostly because I’ve long wanted to be able to perform weddings, but partially because I think I’d make a fine priest... if it weren’t for all that faith stuff.

I was talking about this with my Good Friend once, and he said, “The thing is, you know you’re not agnostic. At best you’re an angry deist.” I don’t think he got that quite right. I thought I was more of a... deist, I guess. I mean, someone who felt like God set up the universe and then stepped out for a hell of a long smoke break or something. I don’t know if I’m angry about it, but, sure there’s a bit of a grudge against the whole thing. And presto, there you go. A grudging deist.

So, I’m adding my voice to the cacophony, and using this site perhaps to document my search for the real meaning of a Grudging Deist. Or perhaps this is it, my whisper in a scream, never to be heard from again.

Anyone want to give odds on which is more likely?