(This cartoon image is by Bob Engelhard in the Hartford Courant.)Another poem by my friend Brian McLaughlin (from Beej's Poetry Corner):
JUST A NAME
So, they say they are Christian but how are they measured do they act like their Saviour can they truly be treasured Or have they wandered away from so many of his teachings ignoring his words it's his intention they're breeching When you look at these people quite often you'll find they've forgotten his love for all of mankind Their treatment of black folk less than human they were three fifths of a person not the Christians finest hour Women had their day in the churches not equal again less than human kind of like a rerun or sequel Today it's the gays trans-gendered and bi's and these same so called Christians have averted their eyes Refusing to love as that man Jesus said gone to the extreme of wishing them dead Where is that love where is their caring are todays Christians real or is just a name they are wearing
So, they say they are Christian but how are they measured do they act like their Saviour can they truly be treasured Or have they wandered away from so many of his teachings ignoring his words it's his intention they're breeching When you look at these people quite often you'll find they've forgotten his love for all of mankind Their treatment of black folk less than human they were three fifths of a person not the Christians finest hour Women had their day in the churches not equal again less than human kind of like a rerun or sequel Today it's the gays trans-gendered and bi's and these same so called Christians have averted their eyes Refusing to love as that man Jesus said gone to the extreme of wishing them dead Where is that love where is their caring are todays Christians real or is just a name they are wearing
