God Changes the Rules
Faltering faith goads God - bountifulness blamed
od (via a spokes being, [super]naturally) presaged increased stringency upon a plenteous Earth in 2006.

"It is 'time' (as mortally perceived) to raise the bar on bounteousness" the being intoned. In short, He is moving the goal posts.

"Rising population and higher living standards have widened the gap between plenteous and non-plenteous," intonations pealed.
"Heavenly Father is moved to adjust 'universal parameters' against prodigality because reduced dependence upon His Eleemosynary Love has resounded to the Highest Level.

SheepOverboard.com - one of a mere handful of media players graciously alerted by Divine eMail on New Year's Eve - was invited by single opportunity to seek clarification of unclear deeming. A divinely-worded FAQ issued on behalf of The Supreme Entity, when processed by the Theistic Babelizer, ordained as follows:

"God of the known universe, Creator of all that exists, variously known as Jehovah, God, The Almighty, Allah, Elohim, King of Kings, Yalweh, Yahweh, Holy Ghost, I AM, and especially LORD, and who by precedence is God of all other Gods (simply, but awesomely, referred to as "God" in this document) proclaims a change in terms of the original contract negotiated with Adam and Eve - or equivalent negotiations for each of the religious franchises.

"God has determined that rising affluence detrimentally influences the median faith indicator.

"Insufficient souls are seeking solace from adversity"
"His Prescience forebodes a decline in spiritual vigor among the living and, consanguineously (if not merely consequently) purgatory audits indicate a sharp upturn in candidature despite a rising pass mark.

"Our Deity behooves a steep incline in the road to success for each soul upon Earth who has spent more money on cell phones than on salvation.

"His Deliverance From Evil allows, in deference to the 'free will' clause, individuals to determine the dollar-value of salvation (equated to Cell contract costs for calendar 2004) and calculate their own claims. Supreme Assessment being the final arbiter, self-assessment merely a placebo.

"God admonishes that duality, sibling to creation ex nihilo, persist that His creatures harmonize their will with His. Thus plenteousness must not vanquish penuriousness."