NOTE TO A FUNDAMENTALIST

 “Conceptual thinking's very deadly stuff, and fundamentalism's deadly, too. If You be proud or scared, you'll have it rough – so Let the Lord reveal himself to You!”

Copyright 2016 Stephen Cromwell Gifford

FUNDAMENTALISTS, YA GOTTA LOVE 'EM

“Those kinds of folks kin be a little dumb; that's Not ta say I never be the Same, but not a one will change till Kingdom come – they Love that Fundamentalism game! Now, science, Lord, ta Them 's a bugaboo, denyin' lies of which they be so fond; Help Fundamentalists ta Turn ta You, have Mercy on those folks some Liars Conned! Please and Thank You, Amen!”

Copyright 2016 Stephen Cromwell Gifford 

TRUE BELIEVER, TURN AROUND

“For Love, ya substitute a lifted Nose. Self-righteousness can’t feed a single soul! Collective ego causes minds ta Close; your mind is what the crazy people Stole! You’re worshiping an idol, not the Lord! How piously you beat your silly drum! And you believe in those who copped your gourd! Ignore those fools, and Give somebody some! And then you’ll be doing right!”

Copyright 2016 by Stephen C. Gifford

RE:SELF-RIGHTEOUS DELUSIONS

Re: Self-Righteous Delusions

(to a fundamentalist)

Oh, I beLieved and Trusted All they Said, but Those beLiefs then Caused me Grief and Pain; then I beGan to Doubt those Lies inStead, and Then I Saw that They were Plumb inSane: a Fickle Giant Man up In-the-Sky, who Spies and Knows the Evil Things I Do, and Drops me Down in Agony to Fry, beCause He’s Mad and Loves me Through and Through!

He Has an EneMy, BeElzeBub, but They are Partners, Also, Folks, it Seems, and If rePeatedLy you Botch and Flub, they’ll Both igNore your Never-Ending Screams.

But If you’re Good, you’ll Live in Bliss aBove, too Bad about the Tortured Down beLow, ‘cause You’ll be Blest by Mercy, Bliss, and Love – exCruciating Pain’s what THEY will Know! You Say that's How it’s Always S’posed ta Be, and hell is not your Destiny to Bear, but You're self-SatisFied, beLieve you Me, self-Righteous, Friend, and You don't Care!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

WORDS FROM HEAVEN

Words from Heaven for Someone Trapped by Fundamentalism

It's Through my Love yuh'll OverCome your Hell; You've Got my Gift of Love inSide o' YOU! Why Cling ta Lies your Loved Ones Used ta Sell? BeLieve in Me, and You'll be Born aNew! And That's a Promise!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson

WHERE GOD IS

Where God Is

Don’t put your faith in ink and Paper sheets, 'cause any Man can Lie, but put your faith in Living Truth, and Love, and Beauty, ‘ tell you Why: they’ll Lead you Upward, Onward, Straight ta ReaLizing God withIn, and then you’ll find that God is ev’rywhere, in foes and kith and Kin!

And God’s in tiny dewdrops, wide expanse of Earth and Sky and Sea, and God’s inside the meanest man aLive, and God’s in You and Me!

Copyright 2013 by Marie Louise Nickerson