<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=414643" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Sunday morning Pests.</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Two thousand years or so ago.<br>Three criminals were crucified.<br>And yet today we claim we know<br>One was the son of God and died.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">We cannot prove that this true<br> there’s very little evidence.<br>But we are still expected to<br> give these stories full credence.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">By word of mouth they were passed down.<br>Translated from old Aramaic.<br>They came from sources now unknown<br>Could they free from all mistake.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When they written finally<br>Although no doubt with good intent<br>Were they translated properly<br>or were they changed by accident.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">By accident or purposely.<br>Perhaps a mixture of the two<br>To claim divine authority.<br>To me it simply will not do.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">To tell me that I must believe.<br>What may or may not be true.<br>Is something which you won’t achieve.<br>There’s very little you can do.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I can’t accept on faith alone.<br>Until you can prove the things you teach.<br> are truths that stand up on their own.<br>Consider me beyond your reach.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Christianity could very easily<br> have flourished for a while and died.<br>It owes its popularity.<br>To information men supplied.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Who had some private axe to grind<br>Men who stood to benefit.<br>Perhaps you think I am unkind<br>that I can’t prove a word of it</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I can’t deny that it is so<br>I don’t expect you to agree.<br>But I believe you do not know<br>The whole truth any more than me.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> I can respect what that you believe<br>I do not find it difficult<br>But I’m not willing to receive<br>Indoctrination by some cult.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So please don’t knock upon my door<br>Attempting to convert me to your view<br>Because I’ve heard it all before<br> and I’ve got better things to do.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Than listen to the likes of you.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">02/09/2009<br>http: // blog.myspace.com/poeticpiers</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ivor+Or+Ivor.e+Hogg">Ivor Or Ivor.e Hogg</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=414643" data-title="Sunday morning Pests. de Ivor Or Ivor.e Hogg" data-description="Two thousand years or so ago. Three criminals were crucified. And yet today we claim we know One was the son of God and died. We cannot prove that this true there’s very little evidence. But we are still expected to give these stories full cr..."></div> </div> </div>

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