“We stand here by the grace of God”The quake survivors said, And thanked Him they were not amongTwo hundred thousand dead.“What happened is the will of God”But God receives no blame;Survivors gather humbly, andSing praises to His name.One wonders, in the aftermath,If God is really there—But which is worse: no God at all,Or gods that …
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Jan 19 2010
Starving? Have A Bible!
They were starving; they were homeless; they were dying; they were dead.There were bodies to be buried; there were children to be fed.There were broken heaps of rubble where the houses used to standThere was utter devastation; there was chaos in the land.There were frantic cries for rescue; there were howls of fear and painThere …
Jan 16 2010
My Dinner With Roger
It has been a little while since I last saw an attempted internet meme—your favorite five this or that; your first posts of each month, or the photo out your front window—and I thought I’d try my hand. Besides, if it works, I get to read a whole lot of wonderful writing, on a topic …
Jan 11 2010
Blessed Are The Republicans, For They Shall Say Things Like This
“Omniscient God, we pray to you,In case you hadn’t heard;To smite the folks who want to doWhat they think is your word.To heal the sick, to help the poor,And other hateful stuff,When faith-based healing, I am sure,Is medicine enough.Oh, Lord, we need your guiding hand,So we beseech, in prayer:Please, Jesus, look throughout our land,And smite …
Jan 04 2010
Makin’ Khalwat
News item: 52 couples detained under Sharia Law, charged with the offense of “close proximity”. She’s not a brideHe’s not a groomBut they decidedTo share a roomThe law’s been testedNow they’re arrestedFor makin’ Khalwat It’s New Year’s EveAt the hotelThey figured “hey,We might as well”I’d like to see ya,But it’s Shariah—We’re makin Khalwat Picture a …
Jan 02 2010
Danish Cartoonist: 1–Muhammad: 0
It must, at times, be really hardTo be cartoonist Westergaard*.To be a controversial Dane,Targeted by religious insane.Trying to live their normal life,A normal man and normal wife,But with a price put on his head—A million bucks to see him dead. His drawing was a mortal sin(To those who need a thicker skin):The Prophet (praise be …
Oct 18 2009
Icarus, Daedalus, Falcon, and Richard Heene
Daedalus wanted a show on TVWhich his fans, by the millions, would viewWhere he’d show off his theories, inventions, and stuff,And be famous, and maybe rich, too. Daedalus worked on a flying machineWith his wife, and his children as wellWhich Falcon er, Icarus fit right inside—And they thought that it really looked swell! A weather …
Oct 16 2009
Booty And The Priest (A Tragedy)
Tale as old as timeCrude as it may beNothing was amissThen he gave a kissUnexpectedlyDid not keep his vowsSad, to say the leastFather was a cadNow Father is a dad—Booty and the Priest Happens all the timeRarely a surpriseCover what he didToo bad about the kidIt’s time to tell some lies Tale as old as …
Oct 15 2009
The Flight Of The Falcon
The Flight of the Falcon, on cable TV,Was followed by millions (including, yes, me),Who watched as the media chased a balloonAnd hoped against hope that they’d find the kid soon. You ask why a knowledge of science is needed?The info was there, though it wasn’t much heeded:The size of the craft was decidedly small,And it …
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Jan 26 2010
Atheist Billboard Hypocrisy! (Or Not)
atheism, Pinheads, social commentary
by Cuttlefish
When they pass the plate on Sunday, and we put our money in,They assure us that it lets the Church do goodSo we dig a little deeper—being selfish is a sin—And we donate like the Bible says we should. Though we haven’t got much money, we still give as best we can,Every Sunday morning, roughly …
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