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Jefferson, Franklin, Paine and more
With Deist thought,
Wrote words to guide us all ~
Let Church and State be separate.
Now their words are overturned
By gangs espousing their own views,
Let Church's values rule us all.
But still I wonder, with all His might
Legions of priests, all confused;
Each with his own God's wisdom true
Which God wants political power?
© Leon Brozyna 2005
was mentioned in the archival review thread when I decided to return this poet's favour and spend some time reading a few poems.
Leon, I never knew you quite thought this way -- you were always so vague. There's hope for you yet! CP
My heart flutters to the gutsy few/
Who dare put their pens to paper/
And with two puns/
And few more rhymes /
They nail their poems/
to the public square!/
Thank you pall.
Our forefathers played music everyone could dance to, these jokers play music that only pastey face rich white men can dance to. Is Longhorn's first name Foghorn?
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Embattled is my home state of Oregon, where our Death with Dignity Act and Medical Marijuana are under fire from the US Attorney General. Frustration over this has coloured my days, and then I read your wry poem, and know my passion is not wasted. Let Church and State be separate, and with the merger of the Conservative Christian White into mainstream politics, they are infringing upon States Rights. Someone must shed light on it, on this pernicious, invasive, judgemental group whose Conviction of Righteousness throws an entire nation of diversity under a bus.
That's not what Jefferson, Franklin, Paine, et al, said. They said freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion. Read the Federalist Papers before peddling liberal kook propaganda like this pabulum, bub. Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Adams, Franklin, and all the others were intensely religious men and would never have espoused a separation of God from the government. How come you’re trying to rewrite history?