Big Fat Phonies Poem by Professor Poetry Hound

The recording was faulty. And hearers mishear anyway. What He said was, it's a crime to be selfish.

I needn't comment - but I will. Why can't everyone study you as if you were St. Thomas Aquinas. A great read. Why, oh why are you not the Pope? But -I reflect - absolute power might do something to you. I'd rather read your poetic essays. Thanks for this.

P.Hound been a while. good topic. and i agree with you. it seems religion today and for much of history exists to supply votes and rally troops. religion should never guide or influence political policy. not everybody is religious. i see so many of these contradictions that you speak of every day and it really does make me question the purpose and role of religion these days. peace

Oh, boy, you said a mouthful. Having grown up in 'the Bible Belt, ' I soon found out that when people wanted to end an argument and 'win it, ' all they had to do was start out: 'The Bible says....' As far as they were concerned the case was closed and that was literally The Last Word. And yes, a book that size, with so much contradictory information can be interpreted to accommodate just about anything you want to 'prove.' It seems to me that religion has much better uses than to win arguments and support prejudices.

Hypocrisy is the bible of religious phonies imo PH. A fine poem to counter indeed. Smiling at you with no shellfish between my teeth, Tai

Perfectly Put Prof. I have to smile when they call gay people 'lepers', when you consider Jesus' track record with said afflicted. Whatever happened to judge not lest thee be judged? If my religion made me that mad all the time, I start looking for a better one. And I'd be very surprised if at least one of the people who had a hand in writing the Good Book wasn't gay. Sorry, rant over. Great work. Hugs Anna xxx