The Third Window
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On The Left Of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church
The sun spills into
The stained-glass window
Of a figurine; androgynous
But pleasing with
Long golden hair. Read on…
Monthly Archives: August 2012
The Prison of Moral Judgements
The majority of people live immersed in a world of moral judgments. They like talking about other people expressing an explicit or implicit judgment of them. “This man is good.” “That man I don’t trust.” “She is really hiding something.” “It is good – or bad – to be a cynic.” “She acted unprofessionally.” Read on…
To Someone Else’s God
First, the Big Bang, now all this, &
Between those stars sparkling
& exploding & all those cells mutating
& splitting & dying, I can’t seem to
Get any work done around here. Read on…
God Was Watching Their Eyes
Spurious believer,
He has left your solemn pew
With his fickle tongue
Tied around his teeth
Not to risk the beloved grin. Read on…
Praying to God
Believers in God can be classified into four major groups. There are those who believe that God must be infinitely powerful and infinitely benevolent. There are those who believe that although God is, no doubt, infinitely benevolent, He or She is not infinitely powerful, a fact they regret. Then there are others who believe that God has not been infinitely benevolent in some occasions but has always remained all-powerful. These believers are somewhat resentful of God. And finally, there are others who believe that God is a bit mean and not that powerful. Some among them believe that God must be very much like the average man or woman in these respects. Read on…
What is the purpose of life ?
Life is not the results of Adam and Eve’s faults,
And the punishment of God for their combined sins,
Life is not to follow the go forth and multiply order,
As the Christian Scriptures and Bible tell us to do. Read on…
Religion Bashing- Religulous
I watched most of the documentary Religulous last night. The show was made by Bill Maher, usually one of my favorite societal commentators. This time, however, he came in way wide of the mark. Instead of being clever and inventive, he just came across as a bully, seeking out weak people and beating them up. It was hardly worthy of him. Read on…
The Extended Family #3
God the father/mother
Won’t cut the cord.
It protrudes from my body, through clothes, ceiling, roof, and whatever trees
and planets it encounters. Read on…
Thank You Tolstoy
In August of 2009, I moved to Morocco for a job teaching English Comp at a university. This university claims to be a based on the “liberal arts” model of the American University system. And although it is indeed a “liberal” university by Moroccan standards, Morocco is still a predominantly Muslim country, so one should take this perceived “liberalness” with a grain of salt (or perhaps sand). Read on…
What is the Religion?
Religions are nothing but pillars of dogmas,
Built on the soil of faiths, cemented with beliefs,
Given the mosaics of religious traditions,
Built to last till the end of the world. Read on…