I don’t mind what you believe in
‘Cept the folks you back are thievin’
I don’t mind your faith in Jesus
Jesus never tried to squeeze us
I don’t care you wear religion
Like a coat – don’t care a smidgeon
‘N if you wanna sin on Sunday
Go to church and pray on Monday
It’s your business if you do
That’s between your God and you
Or if you cheat to be a winner
Laugh about it over dinner
Take confession, say a prayer
For forgiveness – I don’t care
And if you like to have gay sex
Even kinky three-way sex
Get whipped, and handcuffed, bound and gagged
Even peed on and tea bagged
Enjoy bukake even frottage
Go home to your lovely cottage
Read your bible and pretend
You’re no freak – okay my friend
See – I don’t care which way you swing
Many don’t – but here’s the thing
When you start in calling others
Godless and the Devil’s brothers
Acting holier than thou
Pointing fingers, raising brow
(Annoying at the very least)
As if you were some kind of priest
And preaching it’s your way or none
That’s the moment you become
A fucking pain in all our butts
A joke, a sad deluded putz
Who never stops for just one sec
To even ponder what the heck
If I really do believe
And I know when I deceive
That God above sees all I do
Is it then essentially true
(Now this is merely a suggestion
But perhaps should you then question)
That when death takes me shall I dwell
For all eternity in hell?
I’m just askin’.
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Barking In The Dark 
What a great deboning of the hypocrisy and personal meddling. I do not understand how their minds works.
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Posted by lisahgolden | January 4, 2012, 8:40 pmwhat a great turn of phrase Lisa h. thanks…i dunno either girl. continue…
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Posted by barkinginthedark | January 5, 2012, 5:32 amNice piece Tony. Sums up my feelings exactly. Although I may have been a bit harsher, but it’s my nature (said the Scorpio).
People forget so easily all of their false prophets, Sorry meant corrupt god fearing politicians -they both start with ‘P’-, and their past transgressions.
So they put them up for election. Again.
God bless America
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Posted by Rachael Black | January 4, 2012, 5:45 am“so they put them up for election. again.”…amen sister. what a wonderful country eh Rachael? – what a wonderful country. have i missed that “harsher” piece? i’ll check. thanks and continue…
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Posted by barkinginthedark | January 4, 2012, 7:03 amIt would be nice if they would answer — honestly. But I know many of them can’t see the truth, and the others won’t.
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Posted by Sparks In Shadow | January 3, 2012, 11:01 pmtrue that. but we gotta ask eh? thanks Re. continue…
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Posted by barkinginthedark | January 3, 2012, 11:35 pmP.S. if i’m “following” your words 100 how come i don’t get email notices of your wonderful works at that site? i know you can’t answer this -m i do now see i have your last post on “Sparks” so i’ll be going over there asap. thanks again and continue…
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Posted by barkinginthedark | January 3, 2012, 11:40 pmWell said – I think so many forget that all is visible from above; what they “get away with” down here is not a free pass for long! Taking this opportunity to say Im looking forward to your take on Iowa …..
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Posted by MJ, Nonstepmom | January 3, 2012, 10:19 pmre Iowa -me too. yup, karma’s a bitch. thanks Janet. continue…
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Posted by barkinginthedark | January 4, 2012, 2:31 amRight in my wheelhouse, sir. I know preaching to the converted isn’t that interesting, but I do feel less alone in this bizarre world when I read it, so thank you.
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Posted by Anonymous | January 3, 2012, 9:02 pmyou are quite welcome Anonymous…why are you Anonymous i wonder? and one never knows just who one hopes one will be offending. anyway, thanks for reading…and continue…
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Posted by barkinginthedark | January 3, 2012, 11:42 pmNot anonymous, Tony. It’s Polly! Just didn’t fill out all appropriate boxes…..as usual……
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Posted by polly | January 5, 2012, 12:02 amfill out dem dere boxes girl. thanks for the lovely card…Polly, you have a bee-yoo-tee-ful fambly. happy new year – and continue…
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Posted by barkinginthedark | January 5, 2012, 5:34 amBeautifully put.
I think a lot of the lower downs (as opposed perhaps to the higher ups) firmly embrace and believe their own rhetoric.
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Posted by El Guapo | January 3, 2012, 4:04 pmthey sure do…crazy eh? thanks EG…will check you out asap. continue…
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Posted by barkinginthedark | January 3, 2012, 11:43 pm