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Tag Archives: fundamentalism
I Wonder How They Do It
I wonder how they do it: save their sins for Saturday, when the sirens at their honky-tonks, their claws attached to whiskey-rocks or draft beer cold enough to freeze a witch’s tit, sing out the same familiar song. I know … Continue reading
The Camp Meeting
“This town needs a revival,” I heard some sure person say at the supermarket just the other night. I thought about replying, but instead just walked away; no point in telling people that they’re right. There’s at least 50 churches … Continue reading
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Tagged fundamentalism, ignorance, intolerance, proselytizing, religion
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Careful What You Ask For
Do you really want theocracy, to thin or blur the line between what makes us get along, and what God had in mind? That means you’ll have to tell the truth, and never get divorced; make no income from interest … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Statements
Tagged control, daily poems, fundamentalism, governments, power, religion, theocracy
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Neo Politics
Neoconservatism is not a threat to the free-living, free-wheeling, bleeding heart liberal philosophy of us drug-crazed, sex-minded hippie freaks. No, despite its definition as “an approach to politics or theology that represents a return to a traditional point of view … Continue reading
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Tagged America, balance, democracy, fundamentalism, liberalism, partisanship, politics
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Tell Your Children
Thinking of Richie Havens (thanks to poetbear for dutifully transcribing “Younger Men Grow Older”), I reached into the deep chasm of the archives and pulled out the only Richie Havens-inspired song I ever wrote. It dates from about 12 years … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations, Poems, Statements
Tagged conflict, damnation, exclusivity, fundamentalism, religion, spirituality, war
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