Dear Bill; Go to Hell. Sincerely, God

Bill O'Reilly's "mad at God" for screwing up his life.

Said God "worked him over..." Wow - the irony is rife.

Six times that O'Reilly's claimed that he was not at fault.

He thinks only God can stop a sexual assault.

God has disavowed responsibility for Bill;

Chasing 6 forbidden fruits - he exercised free will.

So, to Bill (and other predators we all could name)

God wants him to find some other deity to blame.

Sports gods took a knee and said that Bill can take a hike.

Bill could claim the devil made him do it, if he'd like.

Then he could feel right at home, with all the other trolls,

And I hear Hell's always in the market for new souls.

Galileo Is Rolling In His Grave

(Courtesy of/www.jantoo.com)

Centuries of conflict between scientists and priests:

Nature of the universe, if we evolved from beasts,

If God gave mankind dominion over all the Earth,

How it's even possible to have a virgin birth.

Now a new Encyclical gives scientists some hope

That they could be looking at a different kind of Pope.

This Pope studied chemistry before he joined the Church;

Francis is inclined to heed the climate change research.

Planet's getting warmer and a major cause is man.

Scientists don't speak the language of the Vatican;

This time, though, their evidence supports the Holy See

And - on man's poor stewardship of Earth - both sides agree.

Is imperative to change a moral one, or not?

In the end it doesn't matter to the Earth a lot.

If we all continue to befoul the place we live

Neither God nor nature's laws are likely to forgive.

Je suis Charlie

 

"God is great," scream terrorists as they prepare to kill;

Claiming that their crimes are an expression of His will.

Preaching retribution; ideologies of hate...

Seems to me the god they follow isn't all that great.

I would never worship any god who says that I

Must become an instrument for innocents to die.

Any god so cruel and petty's not the one for me

('though he seems to fit these brutal killers to a tee.)

Terrorists insist they want to see God glorified;

But a god who's truly great is only horrified

When they slaughter people as a way to spread The Word...

That must be the worst excuse that S/He has ever heard.

Unsolicited Advice for Religious Extremists

(Artwork/doesntevenmakesense.com)

Ever since the human race conceived of any god

We have used religion as a way for men to prod

People into actions most would, otherwise, not take;

Murders, wars, beheadings - burning "witches" at the stake.

"This is what our god demands," is always the excuse.

Gods who call for that are ones for which I have no use.

If gods have an enemy that they need me to smite

I'd think that's an indication something wasn't right.

Give me One who says that I must love my fellow man;

Who commands that I help them in any way I can.

One who calls for tolerance of other points of view.

One who doesn't judge what you believe, but what you do.

"God is love," the scriptures say - no matter which you read.

God is our support and comfort in our times of need.

God does not demand that unbelievers have to die...

Doing evil unto someone?  That's the other guy.

Israeli Settlements - An Irish-American-Agnostic's View

(Map/Courtesy of BBC News)

I am not Israeli, so I can't know how it feels;

Do not have a history of loss time never heals.

Don't know what it's like to have bombs falling from the sky;

Every day - afraid someone I love is gonna die.

I'm not Palestinian and can't know how I'd feel

Watching as Israelis do their very best to steal

Land that once belonged to me...  And, why? Because God said?

Their belief my neighbors want to see all of them dead?

I was born of Irishmen with Troubles of their own.

Saw the hatreds grown through seeds that history has sown.

Any time you mix God up in boundary disputes

Peace trips on religion and it tumbles down the chutes.

I am an American who doesn't understand

Why is it that settlements are built on Arab land?

Surely, everyone can see that's making matters worse?

Numbers should be falling but they're doing the reverse.

I am an agnostic; I don't follow any church.

Doesn't mean I think that God has left us in the lurch.

I believe that God is there and angry at the mess

We have made out of the gifts which He gave us to bless.