So where does the love of God go
when the days turn minutes to hours
Just whose house has God been visiting
when followers hurl rocks not flowers
What do we teach our children so well
precious lessons of Christ, we all follow
Condemning the young that chose abortion
so God's teachings will ring out but hollow
Where are the mighty gifts of forgiveness
shoulders to cry on, for families that fail
Instead they cast stones of the malcontent
on the lord's children that they assail
Perhaps it would serve us all better
if we could call a ***** a *****
Then point the finger of hypocrisy
at the army of heretics they've made
Take a walk to the washing basin
look to the mirrored reflection of pain
Soap will never wash away the ignorance
or the ugly hatred and stench that remain
Shame be on us for these things
as we shall reap what we do sow
You can't teach love and tolerance
with every gun and with every blow
Tate
Original version with music and photos
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I'm sorry but if I am to believe the Martyrs I would have to concede that Almighty God needed lowly me to punish the unclean. As he was unable to do it himself. Well where is the God of Noah that with a wave of his hand flooded the world? If he was that ineffectual I think I would go looking for enlightenment somewhere else.
The quintessential question remains by what right do any of us claim divine guidance? There comes a point where judgment is beyond us and we have to leave these things to the individuals involved. Our personal beliefs have no right being imposed on others rights or beliefs. Even in the case of protection of the innocents. This is such a divisive question that it causes violence. However in the enlightened parts of the world this is not a problem like it is here in the mostly evangelical, protestant, pilgrim, country of the hypocrite. We as Americans tend to believe we are the ones who are most enlightened. It always amazes me how ignorant we as Americans""is"! As we plod along polluting the world at a exponential rate. Then wishing to overpopulate it with unwanted children in the name of God. Truth be known this countries real God is the Almighty dollar. I only wish Twain were still alive as I am sure his witticisms and opinions would be most welcome by the truly enlightened. And shunned by the clergy.It was only a few years ago that the Catholic Pope apologized to the world for having imprisoned Galileo Galilee in his home,For the crime of saying the Earth was not the center of the Universe. At that rate of religious attrition religion should catch up to the education of the 21st century sometime in about 500 years or so. Protecting the rights of other peoples unwanted children .And paying to raise the majority of them through the state will never alleviate the conscience that we offend by our insensibility .!
