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 Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:27 pm
A poem I found online:
Divinity
Don’t tell me of divinity for
I saw blades meet flesh for faith
While no harm had been done,
I smelled the burning ruins of cities
Wrecked by a godly wrath,
I heard screams for a scrap of pity
Which were answered with more rocks,
I tasted the hypocrisy
Which is foundation for foolishness,
And I felt the pain in banishment
From mankind for being true.
So don’t tell me of divinity for
Angels have fallen for me long ago.
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:06 pm
Whoever wrote that is a little cynical, but they have a point. Atrocities committed in the name of religion... of course, it doesn't seem like they've ever heard of apotheosis...
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:25 pm
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:08 pm
I don't know.... It kind of seems like it could be applied to a lot of different faiths and religions.
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:35 pm
Christianity, Islam, Judaism... nearly every religion except Buddhism. 'Cuz any kind of conflict is anathema to Buddhists. You can go into one of the temples and slap a monk upside the head and he'll ask you why you did it. Hit him again and he'll apologize for having offended you. Except those Shaolin guys; you don't wanna mess with warrior-monks.
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Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:18 pm
It's quite insulting really, but also... very true.
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