Careful, you wouldn't want to step on him now, would you?

Question

For Old Bill who used embarass people at my parents' church....

God, you walked right past

You left him in the lurch

As you passed by his shopfront

On the way into the church.

You ignored him starving

Shivering and cold

Your collar pulled up tightly

Round your necklaces of gold

Jeez! you even sniffed

As if there was a smell

From the scrawny unwashed body

Of a sinner caught in h**l

So, go and sing songs

With your voice so pure

But don't peel away the layers

And expose the running sewers

For you might see why

After fifty years

My opinion of churches

Isn't what you want to hear

When the Last Trump sounds

And you leave the grave

As you stand before the 'Dosser'

Do you you believe you will be saved?

Answer 1

Your opinion echos mine.

Religion is a fine thing when it practises instead of preaching

but the horrifying fact is that Church is merely leaching

their members are shadows of what love and charity are supposed to be

Answer 2

A slap that sadly will not be heard by the necklace crowd.  Well said. Edits to consider:  S2L4 do you need "your" S4L4 do you need "the"

Minor, at best...a great read and statement.  Loved the footnote.

Answer 3

Isn't there a children's story somewhat like this?  It rang a vague bell.

Old hag begging in the street, pushed aside and ignored.Turns out to be an angel in disguise testing people to see how good they are...I can't remember what the punchline to the story was.

I am an atheist, not because I gave up on the church and God, I never believed in either even whilst attending Sunday School as a small child.

Don't know why.  I didn't choose to be an atheist....it is just what I am.

I would say that the hypocrites you are castigating do not make up the whole of a church's congregation.  I'm sure there are many truly 'Christian' people in the world who help the homeless and the poor.

Answer 4

Straight . My Man ...STRAIGHT

Survey..who

say ...you

say...me too

Answer 5

Bent, my man, bent...wait, is there an echo in here?

Answer 6

It Rhymes Well :]

But.. Whats The Question?