Today we are celebrating the 6012th anniversary since God Almighty created the Universe. According to James Ussher, (1581-1656), archbishop of Armagh (and of Ireland), the Universe was created on the 22nd of October of 4004 BC, at 6 o’clock in the evening.
The archbishop did not specify whether this was Jerusalem time or Greenwich time.
(And I guess it would not have made much sense to specify such a thing, because it would have involved such heretic notions as that of a spherical Earth revolving around its axis.)
In any case, there is one way, dictated by milenia of tradition, in which devout Christians can resolve the dispute of the precise timezone of the moment of Creation: they can divide themselves in several sects over the matter and wage war against each other.
As usual, whoever wins, was right.
Amen, Hallelujah!
