In the wake of the passing of Proposition 8 — the controversial revision to the Constitution barring homosexual marriages — California courts have been flooded with legal cases affirming or protesting the law.The biggest name on the docket? God.Yes, God.The San Diego-based Kingdom of Heaven World Divine Mission has submitted an amicus curiae brief on behalf of the Christian diety God, alias Yaweh, alias Jehovah.An amicus curiae — or friend of the court — brief is a document submitted to a court on behalf of a third party that offers expertise the court may not have been aware of previously.In this case, “the Almighty Creator, who is holding sole ownership to all His creations, all planets, including the earth and everything above, below and on it,” is submitting the best expertise ever offered.Omniscience.This court filing obviously raises some very novel issues.It doesn’t really challenge the separation of church and state. The brief most likely won’t even reach the court’s desk, let alone bear any impact on future cases. Unfortunately, it seems those heathen California justices are going to ignore the advice of the Almighty.Still, many questions remained unanswered.For starters, who is God’s lawyer? What kind of resume do you need to represent the creator of the universe in court? Is representing God more or less prestigious than representing O.J.?Second, why is the big G throwing his weight into the ring now? He has left humans to their own devices on war crimes, civil rights and mass murderer trials. Why the sudden interest in the judicial branch?Maybe God really does hate “fags” even more than murderers and racists.In all seriousness, what does a nation that files legal briefs on behalf of God mean for the bright-eyed and bushy-tailed students emerging into it?We live in a world with a bewildering myriad of morals, beliefs and motivations. In a world of instant communication and constant connection, where countless voices compete for your ideological loyalty, it can be difficult to know what to believe. That’s one thing for which you can use that handy-dandy degree you just earned.A college education teaches how to use your intellect and rationality to develop conclusions and sift through the maelstrom of information that is the modern world.Maybe God gave us intelligence so we can decide for ourselves what is right, instead of using his name as carte-blanche for intellectual superiority.—-Contact Matthew Albright at [email protected]