Oct 02 2012
When grinding the “God” off your money, it’s funny, It really brings home how the whole thing’s absurd It’s patently clear—as I’m grinding, I’m finding They think “God” is special; it’s only a word. The metal where I am engraving’s behaving Exactly the same as the rest of it does— No magical force to make …
Oct 01 2012
Context here, of course. Only three of the coins have “In God We Trust” on the edge, so no problem there. Stay tuned…
Sep 30 2012
Seems even more necessary this year. As I wrote before… Blasphemy Day is important. Not for offending people, but for celebrating the right to speak without fear that such an offense can land you in jail, or worse. Political speech often offends me, but the rough-and-tumble of open political debate is a good thing. When …
Sep 20 2012
My pastor tells me “God says this! We dare not disagree! His word, as seen in scripture, is Enough for you and me.” God’s views on marriage, taxes, war— It’s quite a lengthy list— We’d have to work it out ourselves If God did not exist. My pastor says he learned these things Through study, …
Sep 19 2012
The fragment of papyrus read: “And Jesus said, My Wife…” Which shocked those unaware of this Dimension of His life The fragment, though, is incomplete; It leaves the scholars vexed. I’ll ask my learned readers, then… What do you think comes next? So, yeah… via National Geographic… A fourth-century fragment of papyrus is making some …
Sep 09 2012
We gather together each Sunday With people who share our beliefs We’ve been waiting all week for this one day And we’re all gonna cheer for the Chiefs. Or the Lions, or Packers, or Ravens Or the Titans, or Jaguars, or Jets And we turn to statistical mavens Who advise us on placing our bets …
Sep 07 2012
We’ve opened up our ministry A mere two weeks ago And we’re building it by going door to door. So I’m witnessing to prostitutes— Like Jesus did, you know— They’re a group that we’ve neglected, heretofore. It’s a missionary calling In the name of Jesus Christ With additional positions to explore We discussed a second …
Aug 26 2012
Because of what happened in Eden When humanity toppled from grace Every man, every woman, each baby Bears the sins of the whole human race Now, I know there are men who are wicked And some women have evil within But I cannot see damning a baby Cos it’s born with original sin…
Aug 06 2012
A comment from my previous post: Criticizing God for not doing anything about suffering and evil right now is like reading half a novel and criticizing the author for not resolving the plot. God will bring accountability at the right time. Besides, he HAS done something already, His name is Jesus – no greater suffering …
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Sep 12 2012
Stoning Atheists At Penn State
atheism, blasphemy, social commentary
by Cuttlefish
If you’ve ever seen an atheist, And wished you could have simply chucked a stone You’re not alone If it nearly feels reflexive, like The rock was waiting, wanting to be thrown Well, that’s well-known If your holy book commands it Or your sense of self demands it You can send a stone in transit …
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