NAIROBI (Worthy Satire) – In what authorities are calling the “most organized insect insurgency since the plagues of Egypt,” four men — two Belgians, a Vietnamese national, and a Kenyan — were convicted in Kenya last week for attempting to smuggle over 5,300 ants in plastic test tubes, syringes, and (ironically) a Gideon’s Bible.
But in a twist that no one saw coming — including the insects — the defendants claimed their actions were not criminal, but “Christ-honoring.”
“We weren’t trafficking ants,” said one of the Belgian teens, trembling under cross-examination. “We were fulfilling the Genesis mandate — dominion over the earth, you know? Stewardship! These ants were our ministry.”
The young men, who belong to an online community called The Ant Gang, said their goal was to “raise awareness of God’s tiniest creatures” and perhaps start an ant-based devotional YouTube channel titled Six Legs, One Purpose.
Courtroom testimony revealed that the group regularly quoted Proverbs 6:6 — “Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise” — to justify their underground bug operation. One smuggler even claimed he was planning a revival meeting for fire ants.
But the Kenyan judge was not persuaded by what she called “ant-theology.”
“Proverbs says to consider the ant’s ways, not smuggle them through international airports in syringes,” she said sternly. “This is not a missions trip. It’s biopiracy.”
The Vietnamese defendant, described by the court as an “ant mule,” testified that he thought he was transporting essential oils. “They said it was for kingdom work,” he sobbed. “I didn’t know the kingdom had six legs and a stinger.”
Christian leaders were divided. Some praised the group’s passion for creation, while others warned that smuggling ants in test tubes was “a few steps beyond Noah’s Ark and dangerously close to Exodus-level pestilence.”
The men were given a choice: pay a $7,700 fine or spend a year in prison — where they’ve reportedly started a small group Bible study titled Exoskeleton & Exegesis.
Meanwhile, customs officials remain on alert for other faith-based insect smugglers, especially one suspected ring known as “Beetles for Jesus.”
As the Apostle Paul once wrote: “All creation groans” — and apparently, so do ants when they’re crammed into a syringe.
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