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Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
Read the holy book, this is not optional
Eat only food approved by God
Love everyone except the blasphemers
Indulge in practice and ritual
Gays are sinful, do not accept them
Internal voices proclaim his goodness
Offerings taken to do God’s work of course
Unworthy sinners seeking salvation
Sin will be punished by death and hell
Obsessive is the nature of religion
Baptising children out of fear of hell
Slavery is expected by God, he owns you
Elevating leaders to a God like status
Rendering us to be oppressed people
Vacant minds defy logic and reason
Agnostics are lazy and cowardly atheists
No need for religion it is simply poison
Contest the very existence of God
Evil, like religion, is a mental illness
Respect should never be automatic
Earning respect by your words and deeds
Question everything, find your own truth
Understand the meaning of humanity
Islam is not the enemy, religion is
Rebel against all types of forced religion
Ethics and morals need no religion
Death is not to be feared, no Heaven or Hell
Read the holy book, this is not optional
Eat only food approved by God
Love everyone except the blasphemers
Indulge in practice and ritual
Gays are sinful, do not accept them
Internal voices proclaim his goodness
Offerings taken to do God’s work of course
Unworthy sinners seeking salvation
Sin will be punished by death and hell
Obsessive is the nature of religion
Baptising children out of fear of hell
Slavery is expected by God, he owns you
Elevating leaders to a God like status
Rendering us to be oppressed people
Vacant minds defy logic and reason
Agnostics are lazy and cowardly atheists
No need for religion it is simply poison
Contest the very existence of God
Evil, like religion, is a mental illness
Respect should never be automatic
Earning respect by your words and deeds
Question everything, find your own truth
Understand the meaning of humanity
Islam is not the enemy, religion is
Rebel against all types of forced religion
Ethics and morals need no religion
Death is not to be feared, no Heaven or Hell
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Re. Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
14th Aug 2017 11:57pm
That final stanza nails it, David.
I've done ONE acrostic in my Life. One. And it almost drive me nuts. So we'll done.
I've done ONE acrostic in my Life. One. And it almost drive me nuts. So we'll done.
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Re: Re. Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
15th Aug 2017 3:45pm
I usually do acrostics if I am staring at a blank page - they can be really frustrating :-) glad you liked it :-)
Re. Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
15th Aug 2017 00:08am
Re: Re. Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
15th Aug 2017 3:52pm
It's one of those subjects that get under my skin :-/ thank you for liking it :-)
Re. Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
Anonymous
15th Aug 2017 00:16am
Being someone who writes quite a bit about religion and all its shittiness, I really enjoyed this. You make some very strong points here.
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Re: Re. Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
15th Aug 2017 3:53pm
yeah It's one of my subjects to, kinda rubs me up the wrong way :-) glad you enjoyed it - thank you :-)
Re. Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
Anonymous
15th Aug 2017 00:50am
This reminds me a bit of my "I'm not buying it" post a while back. Religion is designed and run by self-serving men, in my experience. I follow the faith of love and compassion, not a leader. That's what a conscience is for. Well done, my friend! 😊
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Re: Re. Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
15th Aug 2017 3:57pm
I will go and read that one :-) thank you for liking it and more importantly getting it - Men are at the root of the problem (Not sarcasm) - you are so right, we all have a moral compass, with or without religion - it depends on whether we listen to it :-) Big Hugs :-)
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15th Aug 2017 2:55am
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15th Aug 2017 4:33pm
thank you sweet Brenda - you are too kind :-) 1000 Big Hugs winging their way to you :-)
Re. Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
15th Aug 2017 9:48pm
Throughout my childhood, and into my early teens, when it came to religion, it was always dogma and doctrine--(unwavering, and w/o question)--forever, and ever...amen! Then one day, i grew up...decided to think for myself...and realized that it's all about acceptance, and tolerance...love and compassion. Those simple truths are what i practice today.. Any organized religion basically depends upon its followers to be totally dedicated to all the "rules" and "regulations"---regardless !! ( even when these practices cross over into hypocrisy....) And, isn't it peculiar how many of these religions believe that--individually--they are the "superior" one...??
David...you are proving your talent in this particular poetic form...not an always an easy skill to develop. And,with this piece, you have left your readers with wise words...many points to ponder.
David...you are proving your talent in this particular poetic form...not an always an easy skill to develop. And,with this piece, you have left your readers with wise words...many points to ponder.
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Re: Re. Religious Observance Required (an acrostic poem)
10th Sep 2017 10:48pm
thank you so much I can see that you really got what I was trying to say - that's important :-) Big Huge Hugs :-)
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Anonymous
16th Aug 2017 8:20am
Stellar ink my friend !
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16th Aug 2017 2:22pm