[+/-] Beatitudes for a new millennium

Here are some Beautitudes for a new millennium:

Blessed are the rich, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. Why not, they own everything else?

Blessed are the arrogant, for they will inherit the earth, and pay no inheritance tax on it.

Blessed are those who have declared themselves full of righteousness, for they need nothing from anybody.

Blessed are the merciless, for they need no mercy.

Blessed are the war-makers, for they shall be called patriots and Children of the Almighty.

Blessed are those who persecute others who are not as righteous as them, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are you when you revile and persecute and utter judgment against the lowly and despised of this world, for they are the cause of all our problems.