The words of God, told by man
\nAnd written by mere fools
\nEdited by others who think they can
\nRefine Gods words in mans schools.<\/p>\n
Have faith, we tell you what God said
\nClerics to laity decree
\nWho is good, bad, and to be attacked
\nSpeak not as Jesus, no He<\/p>\n
Spoke of love, and to God what is his
\nAnd to give to Cesear his due
\nTo meet a strike by offering the cheek
\nAnd then the other one too.<\/p>\n
Religion, it is the folly of man
\nWho thinks in robes he is great
\nIt is Babylonic folly to make one religion
\nAnd declare it the One True Faith.<\/p>\n
This I abhor, with their ceremony, drama
\nAnd all of their pomp there…
\nBut I love Jesus, and show it not
\nBut to Him, in a silent prayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The words of God, told by man And written by mere fools Edited by others who think they can Refine Gods words in mans schools. Have faith, we tell you what God said Clerics to laity decree Who is good, bad, and to be attacked Speak not as Jesus, no …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1405,64,446],"tags":[1771,1770,524,1772,771],"class_list":["post-1621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-god-in-other-people-inspirational-poetry","category-inspirational-poetry","category-moral","tag-christian","tag-conflict","tag-faith","tag-hyprocrite","tag-jesus","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-q9","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2029,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/apron-and-the-veil\/","url_meta":{"origin":1621,"position":0},"title":"Apron and the Veil","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"7th July 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Some folk of faith their truth declare Sinner are we who on the square Meet as Brethren, in Lodge or street At all times Gods eye beneath We go to Church, more do not go Each his own truth to God does know As he knows God,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Freemasonry"","block_context":{"text":"Freemasonry","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/freemasonry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"It was the writings and life of Robbie Burns that inspired my interest in Freemasonry, which has got me the ire of some nuns on the net of late! 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