The Pharisee would walk the streets with his hands Over his eyes, in order to avoid the sight Of a beautiful woman or a sinful idol, Which would catch an ever wandering eye. Confucius said suffer a woman to drown Rather than take her by the hand to save her. For tradition to these men was the way to cleanse souls. Was Confucius a Pharisee, probably. However, good, he had concluded, Is self evidently so; and good must Be part of one's daily habit. For tradition Finds its root in ancient established laws. For he saw that goodness established customs And then those customs would be later core To the felicity of human government. Just like Moses' law established justice So did the law Confucius base his judgments On establish. For, good is good by the sake Of its being inherently good. 'tis A tautology, sufficient in itself; For reason cannot exist without tautology Or self evident truth; thus, Confucius based His philosophy on self evident truths That man needs to love and so order his Respect with those filial bonds which are formed For the sake of human happiness. Yet, like all men with an ideology He and the Pharisees forgot the exceptions To the rules established; that if a rule Contradicted the course of humanity's love It was to be rejected; and this is why Christ Is preeminently divine, that though Confucius saw the Legalists as fools He invariably was one. And Christ is not.
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The Striving of Brittos and Hercules
Canto I There stood in the plains a warrior Whose name was ancient as the days are long. He travelled from very far To the land of mystical Greece. From his home in Zion He travelled to the Athenian shores Where he landed, and saw a culture Much unlike anything he had seen previously. Brittos disembarked from his galleon With Chantz his steed, A black stallion with no blemish on it. He took and led Chantz by foot Stroking the horse's gentle face. He saw many strange things. There were women in love with women, Men in love with men. There were men who dressed as women And women who dressed as men. Some, by way of moegic, Made themselves of the very sex. The only thing which showed them What they were, was the face And even some had faces which none could Tell were of a man or woman's. He saw the philosophers, The Ionians, The Atomists The Evolutionists, The Pythagoreans. He saw much knowledge In this city, where men rode upon their steeds. He heard of the gods of this region Baalim whose mischief with the science of Babylon Was strong. Yet, none were of the thirteen Save Minerva, who once ruled over the Grecian borders. Brittos saw their marble homes, The plenteous activities, The Olympics in their nude displays. He saw the Parthenon, the Domes The Aqueduct, the Pantheon The Hanging Archways Taught to these Greeks by the Etruscans. 'twas not as beauteous as Brittos' home With the Sistine Chapel, Sophia and Notre Dame. But it had the same aqueducts; It had the same warmed waters. Yet these men took their aqueducts And made their pools Where the men had their sodomous orgies And the women's mouths were filled. Brittos marveled at Their wisdom... They had knowledge of the cosmos They had knowledge of the beginnings of the earth They had knowledge of the waters The seas, the gardens. Their science was exact And brought pleasure to the whole land Like none before them Save Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom. Canto II Brittos found among them a champion. His name was Hercules. Much like a Nethinim was he. Therefore, Brittos challenged him to a wrestling match. Brittos, thin and white, and wiry Was looked at by their champion. Hercules scoffed at him. "Look at you, gangly, spindly limbs "And skin as pale as the daisy. "You wish to challenge me? "A god?" Brittos disrobed. "I wish to challenge any who "Would call themselves a god. "For, I had slain gods before. "Thor and Athena." Hercules scratched his chin. "You had slain Minerva? "In these days, we call that goddess Minerva. "And you claim to have slain her?" "Yes, good sir. And I wish to test my bout with you "To prove that a man is mightier than a god." Hercules scoffed. "I am as strong as one thousand men. "I had cleaned out the Augean stables, "Had borne the Earth on my shoulders, "To unburden Atlas, "Had defeated the Hydra, "And had wrestled Antaeus in the garden of Hesperides" Brittos nodded his head, And said to Hercules, "These are fine feats. "Since we boast before combat "I had defeated Thor and Athena both in mortal combat. "I had beaten the ladies Grea "I had overcome the Chok who could bend a Nethinim's verse "I had even overcome the Giant's Soul." Hercules paused. "You had defeated a giant?" Brittos said, "Nay, not a giant, but even worse. "A Giant within me." Hercules rubbed his chin again. "I say, you have slain a god, "Of this I know "For I too have subdued one. "And this Thor, I do not know "But you speak of him "The same as Minerva "So I assume he rules over a different land." "Yes," said Brittos. "I sense there is great power in you." "No, none whatsoever. All my faith flows "Through the LORD Jesus." Hercules spake, "My strength flows through "Knowing what is right "For I had sailed with Jason "To attain the Golden Fleece. "I did it to attain riches for the impoverished. "And riches I had won from that." "Then it is righteousness that holds you to "Your victories. Saved, I had been afflicted by the Giant's Soul "And I had done much wrong by it." Hercules was affronted by this. "You had done much wrong by the Giant's Soul? "Then are you evil?" Brittos bowed. "I am as evil as any man. "But, if I subdue you "You shall see it is not my righteousness "That makes me strong. "You will see that it is grace. "For all men have done wickedly on the earth." Hercules turned his head around him Seeing a mighty crowd had gathered for the battle. "Do we take to weapons? "Must I slay you, since you are wicked? "And you have committed crimes?" Brittos said, "I had been afflicted by your emperor, "Nero, who had done to me "What he sought well to do. "For I had worldliness in my heart." Hercules then said, "How can unrighteousness "Beat a hero like me? "You had done wrong--- "Much from what you say "And I had freed men and women "From their plights." Brittos then said, "But I too had freed men and women--- "I had defeated an entire army "Of Thor's with the jawbone I plucked from one "Of their square chins." Hercules then spake, "Well, I have had enough of this. "We take to combat. "I shall pin you "And prove that it is my strength "Which overcomes weakness "And that you shall fall "By your wicked devices." Brittos then spake, "Yet, if I win, it will "Show that grace is stronger "Than my great surplus of sins. "And that it is not strength which wins in combat "But the deliverance of Christ." Hercules, with his muscles and skin Burnished by the oils of many olives Was thrice the size of Brittos. The two threw off all their clothes In Greek fashion. Canto III Brittos and Hercules Bull rushed into one another, Their arms like horns, Taking into their hands The sinews of each other's triceps. They both writhed in that fashion Trying to throw the other to the ground And therefore win their points. Brittos would not let Hercules escape his grip To which Brittos flung forward And tackled his opponent to the ground. Hercules and Brittos strove upon the shale For fifteen minutes. Hercules spake, "I am more righteous than you "And I shall prove it by defeating you!" Brittos saw his enemy hold equal strength So he exerted all his effort to thrust The opponent to the ground. The two made wild jerks To which Hercules and Brittos Both scored many points. Hercules then spake, "I have more points than you "So, your only hope of winning is to pin!" Brittos knew this a lie, But took to thrust his opponent To the shale beneath him. Brittos had commanded the fight Yet Hercules spake, "I am beating you. "You are not righteous "Brittos. I am righteous "I had done many feats of good works "And you have none, save the sins "You overcame within you." Brittos thrust forward Breaking his opponent's armhold on the shale Sofore, he swung around Hercules' four-anchored body To get atop of him. Hercules spake, "I shall beat you. "For you are unrighteous. "I have many works of heroism. "And all you have done "Is conquer your demons." Brittos then spake, "I shall prevail "For Christ's grace covers me." The two escaped one another. Hercules , then, thrust his hand Into Brittos' throat And the two knelt, facing one another. Hercules spake, "I shall squeeze as tight as I can "Your throat, and I shall kill you. "That shall prove that you are wicked." Hercules squeezed as hard as he could Choking Brittos. Brittos then spake, "If I am evil, then kill me. "I do not wish to live if I am evil. "Let us make this pact "That if I am evil "You shall prevail and kill me "Hence here, to prevent my eternal suffering. "For if you prevail, "And kill me, I shall know that I am evil. "But if I prevail, "I shall know that Christ covers all my sins "From now, and furthermore forever hencewith. "Even if all my sins be exposed." Brittos, thus, stood upon his nimble feet And thrust himself between the gap Of Hercules' knees. Hercules tumbled over and Brittos thrust himself overtop Of Hercules. "You can only win by a pin "And I shall never let you pin me!" Cried Hercules. Brittos spake to Hercules, "I shall pin you, "And you shall see that Grace is stronger than your heroic deeds! "For in you is murder "And it had not even once crossed my mind "Nor entered into my thoughts!" Brittos pushed down upon the shoulders Of the hulking Hercules And squared his shoulders to the shale For five seconds. Hercules spake, "You hadn't pinned me for three seconds." Yet, it was for five seconds which Brittos pinned Hercules. The match ended And Hercules vanished without a trace. The battle had been won By Brittos, Yet the Pride of Grecian Honor Forbade Hercules to admit defeat. For to a Greek Sin can never be atoned for.
Refuting a Demagogue
The idiot said on national TV Disparaging religion once again, "It is religion that separates us "And maligns the human spirit! "If we just got rid of it, people would have peace." His raging lunatics cry for a third of the earth to be lobotomized. Oh, yes, I read how Prods and Papes Hate each other in Ireland. Eerily, I see a different truth. How Blue and Red hate each other In America, And Democrat and Republican Hate each other. No... there is bitterness enough To be expelled from a man's house Should you consent to the wrong flash of insignia. Or, shall I talk to these idiots About race? How mobs burn down Manhattan Because of skin color And stores are looted because of class struggles? Really, maybe we ought to be adealistic. Then, perhaps we'd have peace But the idiots I referred to Have managed to give Hitlerian mindset To atheists, who assume themselves good atheists Only, throw the unruly Jews--I mean Christians--- Into the Gas Chambers,. Should I ever talk to that idiot I don't think I could speak. He's an excellent rhetorician Who turns a news article about how Hitler was not a Catholic And sources it in a debate To prove that Hitler was. Frankly, I'm about tired of it But in that little microcosm I cannot understand--- Why do Catholics and Protestants hate each other? I liken it to something that isn't religion--- It's just hate, and hate comes in many colors.
To Muslims
Your god came from Sin.
Muhammad based his god on the
God of Zoroastrianism.
That God was influenced by the Jews.
The Jews who worship the God of Jacob,
Isaac and Abraham.
That God had the power to write Babylon’s destruction on the wall.
But, Muhammad made it another god that you worshiped.
If you want to get the idols out of your heart,
Then stop bowing down to an empty precept.
Because the Zoroasters were Cambyses the II’s
Response to the Monotheism of his father Cyrus,
Who conquered Babylon when Nebunadarian raised Sin
Above the pantheons.
Cyrus who freed the Jews,
And who worshiped the God of the Jews,
The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
The God of Abraham is el,
Given to him as a name by Melchizedek.
When the heir was passed to Isaac,
It was then given to them as a covenant to the LORD.
But Muhammad stripped the Covenant of Isaac and Jacob from his people
Meaning that he still worshiped el,
Who is Allah,
Who is Baal.
The Covenant which held the Messiah’s seed
Was given to Isaac, and Jacob;
To strip them from the Covenant
Is to strip Christ from salvation
And worship a false, and also not living god.
Debating an Athetriangleist
Me: “A triangle has three sides.”
Atheist: “But I don’t believe in triangles. How do you know they have three sides?”
Me: “Because when you draw a shape with three sides, it is a triangle.”
A: “How can you know that it has three sides?”
Me: “Because it does.”
A: “Well, I want proof that a triangle has three sides.”
Me: “Well, there is this philosopher named Euclid, who discovered the principle of what’s possible in geometry. And the first principles were triangles, which have three sides.”
A: “Philosophy isn’t scientific.”
Me: “Yes. Yes it is.”
A: “Well, how can you prove that a triangle has three sides? What if it had four?”
Me: “Then it’d be a square.”
A: “You’re a square.”
Me: “Can we please keep to the topic? If it has three sides, it is a triangle.”
A: “Well, I’ve heard of a shape like that, but it cannot be determined how many sides a triangle has.”
Me: “Yes. A triangle has three sides.”
A: “You say that, but can you offer proof?”
Me: “No. I cannot offer proof that a triangle has three sides. You just have to know that.”
A: “Well, then a Triangle doesn’t exist.”
Me: “I’ll draw one for you.”
A: “Sure.”
I proceed to draw a triangle.
A: “That doesn’t prove that a triangle exists.”
Me: “If it doesn’t prove that a triangle exists, then I’m afraid it cannot be proven. It just has to be accepted on faith that it is a triangle.”
A: “See, I can only believe in what I see.”
Me: “Well, you can see this shape. It is called a triangle.”
A: “But that’s not proof enough. I need more proof that triangles have three sides.”
Me: “You can count them.”
A: “No… I want you to prove that a triangle has three sides.”
Substitute God with “A Triangle” and “Three Sides” with Morality.
Use your imagination to make the actual debate.
Because if you can’t, I don’t believe you.
This is how atheists sound when they argue about God’s existence.
Debating an Athetriangleist
Me: “A triangle has three sides.”
Atheist: “But I don’t believe in triangles. How do you know they have three sides?”
Me: “Because when you draw a shape with three sides, it is a triangle.”
A: “How can you know that it has three sides?”
Me: “Because it does.”
A: “Well, I want proof that a triangle has three sides.”
Me: “Well, there is this philosopher named Euclid, who discovered the principle of what’s possible in geometry. And the first principles were triangles, which have three sides.”
A: “Philosophy isn’t scientific.”
Me: “Yes. Yes it is.”
A: “Well, how can you prove that a triangle has three sides? What if it had four?”
Me: “Then it’d be a square.”
A: “You’re a square.”
Me: “Can we please keep to the topic? If it has three sides, it is a triangle.”
A: “Well, I’ve heard of a shape like that, but it cannot be determined how many sides a triangle has.”
Me: “Yes. A triangle has three sides.”
A: “You say that, but can you offer proof?”
Me: “No. I cannot offer proof that a triangle has three sides. You just have to know that.”
A: “Well, then a Triangle doesn’t exist.”
Me: “I’ll draw one for you.”
A: “Sure.”
I proceed to draw a triangle.
A: “That doesn’t prove that a triangle exists.”
Me: “If it doesn’t prove that a triangle exists, then I’m afraid it cannot be proven. It just has to be accepted on faith that it is a triangle.”
A: “See, I can only believe in what I see.”
Me: “Well, you can see this shape. It is called a triangle.”
A: “But that’s not proof enough. I need more proof that triangles have three sides.”
Me: “You can count them.”
A: “No… I want you to prove that a triangle has three sides.”
Substitute God with “A Triangle” and “Three Sides” with Morality.
Use your imagination to make the actual debate.
Because if you can’t, I don’t believe you.
This is how atheists sound when they argue about God’s existence.
This, People are Being Jailed for Disagreeing with Transgenders. Here’s Why
Here’s why we need books.
This is culture now, with video games instead of books.
This is me.
Grass
The congregation sings,—
Grass in the field,
Lilly in the field—
We sprout up, sing our praise
With all of nature,
Who sings with tiny little spirits,
Innocent little doves.
Sway, sing the praise hymn.—
We are grass.
Here for a short breath of time
We are seeds,
We grow, wither hoar,
Become soot,
And are fed upon by the lilies in the valley.
Brother
Spider-man…
I’m Sony’s.
He’s Columbia’s.
I was Twenty-one
He was Thirty.
It all became crap
In 2008.
He sewed his suit.
I sewed mine, too.
He’s Albert Einstein.
I’m Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
You all know him.
None of you know me.
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Doppelganger
Spider-man…
I’m Sony’s.
He’s Disney’s.
I was Twenty-one
He was sixteen.
It all became crap
In 2008.
He has an advanced suit
Built by Tony Stark.
I have one I sewed.
He’s Johnny English.
I’m Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
You all know him.
None of you know me.
B. K. Neifert 