He made me so I won’t believe,
He chose to do that yet there’s no reprieve,
I’ll burn because of how I’m made,
Now it’s all very well,
To talk about Hell,
But you need to know,
What else you show,
About your God’s laws,
And His character flaws.
A daughter slaughtered,
In her father’s name,
And to his shame,
Committed to the flame,
A pile of adolescent ash,
Because her Dad was rash!
A daughter slaughtered,
In her father’s name,
And to his shame,
Committed to the flame,
A pile of adolescent ash,
Because her Dad was rash!
The chosen people steal and slaughter,
Kill the father, rape the daughter,
That was all your book was for,
Until some ancient Greeks made it say more.
Just read the Bible with an open mind,
You will find that it’s not kind,
God was invented to justify,
The actions of a genocidal tribe.
The chosen people steal and slaughter,
Kill the father, rape the daughter,
That was all your book was for,
Until some ancient Greeks made it say more.
Integrity and intellectual honesty can lead a person out of the dogmatic prison of Christianity and the blatant profiteering of religious organisations
This is by far the longest poem I’ve ever written. It’s available on video at my YouTube channel here but I wanted to put out the text itself.
It’s not exactly brilliant poetry although I hope it’s not actually terrible. It is heartfelt though. This narrative poem describes my journey into and out of Christianity. Here I describe the cynical, opportunist exploitation of the evangelist, preying upon the desperate, the grief stricken and the depressed. I explain, at least in principle the not so subtle ‘carrot and stick’ trap that leads people to abandon actual knowledge in favour of bronze age stories written by people who genuinely didn’t know where the sun went at night.
Finally I explain how integrity and intellectual honesty can lead a person out of the dogmatic prison of Christianity and the blatant profiteering of religious organisations.
You can download the PDF below or go to the resources section of the blog. I hope you find it helpful.
A combination of mild heat exhaustion and a little too much Southern Comfort left me a little slower than usual in my thinking.
Stefan might be the nicest, most reasonable Christian I’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking with.
Unfortunately I didn’t give him the discussion he deserved. A combination of mild heat exhaustion and a little too much Southern Comfort left me a little slower than usual in my thinking. Stefan was gentlemanly enough not to mention it though.
To be honest, part of me would prefer not to post this one but there’s no integrity in that. The agreement was that we post it on YouTube and it would be dishonest of me to renege on that agreement after the event. Oh well… nobody’s perfect!
I don’t see Muslims, Jews or Christians. I see murderers and victims.
As an atheist looking at the genocide in Gaza I don’t see Muslims, Jews or Christians. I see murderers and victims. All are people and in situations like this that’s important to remember…
The Jewish victims of those awful days,
Themselves adopting monstrous ways,
Israelis seeking Lebensraum,
Becoming that which caused them harm,
While Christians look the other way,
Pretending not to see the Zionist Nazis of today,
But still I say:
“It’s not a crime,
To support Palestine!”
The stupidity of some theists is beyond parody.
I recently made a simple video about atheism and how it’s not a worldview. It’s a simple, straightforward point which I thought was both straightforward and obvious.
However, no matter how clear the situation is my comments attracted a few theists who not only failed to understand the point but who then went on to display their stupidity in quite gargantuan ways with ridiculous claims as they struggle to maintain a moral high ground they clearly don’t deserve.
So, instead of spending my whole weekend rebutting these fools I just made a little video. Here it is.
It’s a single position,
On a single proposition,
No dogma, no creed,
No men in silly hats trying to lead,
It’s a single position,
On a single proposition,
No dogma, no creed,
No men in silly hats trying to lead,
Although it’s true,
That many of us really do
Like cats!
Don’t tell me Jesus was without sin when the gospels themselves show that he did!
Don’t tell me Jesus was without sin when the gospels themselves show that he did!
The 4th century forger who wrote those words was clearly a liar.
People keep telling me
Of Jesus’ historicity
Of witnesses, contemporary
Proofs of authenticity.
So let’s examine the main claims
The oft-repeated ancient names
Josephus, Eusebius,
Tacitus and Pliny
And finally…
The one you don’t know…
