A juvenile atheist comedy

I'm not a religious man, and neither was Robert Heinlein. Yet, I can't stand Heinlein's juvenile humour. Clearly, he is one of those "mockers and scoffers" the Bible warns true believers against. But, hell, it's not even funny!

The main character of "Job" is a fundamentalist minister (KJV only) who is raptured to Heaven, only to find it an overcrowded, bureaucratic place, where the angels complain about all the new arrivals from Earth (the raptured saints). There is also some confusion over who is to get the biggest halo. And, of course, the minister's wife divorce him, since all marriage contracts are null and void in Heaven! Then, our hero goes to Hell, which turns out to be a big discotheque where the denizens party all night and make love to Rahab the harlot. Satan is also a real party animal, although he has some psychotherapists handy, to aid the damned who think Hell is a terrible place! Finally, the minister meets God, Loki and some other supernatural creatures, re-unites with his Danish mistress (!) and starts a heathen church on a rejuvenated Earth, complete with orgies.

OK.

But it's not funny, Robert. Not really. If you are a juvenile atheist, you will probably love this novel. And yes, all the Biblical references are quite correct (at least from a fundie perspective - a Mormon might have objections to people divorcing each other in the celestial world). And yes, I did "grok" the message: Heinlein's point is that what matters is pleasure, love and fun here on Earth. Forget about Heaven and Hell.

Still, I couldn't make myself like this frivolous story. But then, I never really been a great fan of Robert A. Heinlein anyway. You grok?