November 26, 2023 – A

Theology is merely strong opinion about hearsay.

Theology, doctrine, dogma and creeds
never helped anyone with their life.
And have heavily disrupted, demolished and destroyed 
the lives of countless innocents
throughout the world.

The crusades, witch hunts and the wanton destruction
of indigenous cultures over time
are but a small sampling of the evil 
christian churches/people are capable of. 

They are a burden and a curse
upon those who already "weak and heavy-laden,"
and their actions make them 
the bane of Jesus and all he stood for.
Eternal hell would be 
like standing in a corner
in light of what they deserve.

But. Here we are.
And, the church is not capable 
of waking up and mending its ways--
or of even acknowledging the truth 
of its ways.

So. We leave it with what it has done
and failed to do,
and give it wide berth
on our way to knowing what's what
and doing what needs to be done about it,
when, where and how it needs to be done,
in each situation as it arises
no matter what
all our life long.

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