Controversial poem

Brandt · **Posted:** June 2nd, 2007, 3:42 pm

This wasnt written to insult any single religion..just something i have always felt. If you do not agree, thats fine, up to you. Please do not bash or insult me because you do not agree.

In the name of God
I hereby claim you dead
you're women mine
and your house torched

In the name of God
men have been killed
for religious glory
for eternal salvation

In the name of God
women have been raped
for religous impurity
for family shame

In a church here lies
a tomb shrouded in light
cob web covered glory
eternity unnamed and unknown

Here lies the tomb
of a soldier of God
dead from the sword
from a battle for God

Who listens to a God
whom asks to kill
whom asks to steal
from those who do not believe?

Who is this merciful God
who asks to shame
who asks to murder
those who do not believe?

Who is this eternal savior
who gives forgivness after shame
who demands death for life
to those who do not believe?

In the name of God
this soldier died
to lay in a tomb
forgotton by all but the spiders

In the name of God
I hereby claim you dead
you're women mine
and your house torched

Adbot · **Posted:** June 2nd, 2007, 3:42 pm

Besadon · **Posted:** June 2nd, 2007, 6:35 pm

This is a great poem, I think it is very true.

If there really is a God, why would all of this stuff happen?

Jessica · **Posted:** June 9th, 2007, 4:11 am

I'm not going to start a big religious flame war. So the most I can say is nice poem.

Karl 67 · **Posted:** June 9th, 2007, 10:53 am

Personally, I have never found it comfortable to talk about religion. I just say that religion is a word that starts with an R and I leave it at that.

... Yeah, that's really it.

ryan1 · **Posted:** June 10th, 2007, 12:53 pm

Besadon wrote:

This is a great poem, I think it is very true.

If there really is a God, why would all of this stuff happen?

You can't blame God for everything wrong in the world. People bring these types things upon themselves.

It is indeed sad but true that people do these things "in the name of God"

Mushroom Queen · **Posted:** June 10th, 2007, 1:12 pm

Besadon wrote:

This is a great poem, I think it is very true.

If there really is a God, why would all of this stuff happen?

I don't know, I've always believed that in order for "good" to exist, "bad" must exist.

It has some grammatical errors, but I won't point them out unless you want me to. Other than that..I don't know. You say "god" an awful lot. Different perspective though, and I respect that.

Adbot · **Posted:** June 10th, 2007, 1:12 pm

Brandt · **Posted:** June 10th, 2007, 2:53 pm

sure, point them out

Its ok..i dont bite...hard..

anyways..yeah, i agree with you on the good-evil. Without good there can be no evil. WIth no truth there are no lies...etc...for one you must have the other

Frankie042 · **Posted:** June 14th, 2007, 3:39 am

Veyr nice poem.

It relates the the religion so well and gives it the definity that it shows its self to have in the truest form.