Lets Talk About Religion

I was working in Burnt Oak a few weekends ago and I noticed a group of people in their cool blue sweatshirts with some equally cool logo which I couldn’t be bothered to read quite honestly.  Anyhow one of the older men as in about my age approached me and began preaching to me about God well not Got Religion.  Coz  I have no problem with God it is just Religion the restraints and the rules that have people bending over backward to please....Who God... Really....  I am sure you are meant to get on live your life and be respectful of yourself and others and think that just about covers it.   Not all these do’s and dont’s and you are so much better than me because you have been save and you are going to Heaven etc..  Like I said I don’t do religion.  The Religion that has been embraced/handed to the Black and other Ethnic minority groupings seems to be the whole .  ‘Listen to me.  I will read The Bible, then I will tell you what it says’  That made sense when  a, there wasn’t many Bibles around and b, Literacy was poor.  We live in a world where neither of those issues are relevant today well not as much should I say.  yet our relationship with God has not developed into the 21 st Century leaving many vulnerable/Desperate people open for exploitation.  Exploitation of their, money, time and ambition.  etc etc.....

Posted on fb tentatively 10/05/13

#98 Underachieve to Ascend

He said I will be rewarded when I ascended to Heaven

This he couldn't guarantee

He stood before me trying to convince me

We discussed various atrocities

He had to admit defeat

He said I was an ignorant fool

Is this the way to speak to someone

Who apparently you are trying to school

Then something has just occurred to me

I know I have to state it carefully

As it is so easy to Blaspheme

The Meek and the mild will inherit

So what about the confident and bold

I will not put myself forward

I will wait patiently until I am old

If our rewards are waiting for us in Heaven

Are we not tempted to underachieve

All indication seems to be the poor are promised sanctity

I know you don't want to make the connection

As no doubt this would be a sin

I don't want to be the one who makes you begin

To question what it all means

So I will end here

Before you cut me off

And ask me to leave