[Hah! She made him laugh. She felt a smug sort of satisfaction about that, kicking at the ground again and looking over at him.]

Maybe if it was written by a god, or the god, or any deity, I might hold a bit more respect for it. But when they're spouting off about things in scripture that people are holding to as a fact in a more modern civilization? I kind of just want to avoid the whole shebang.