Fortunately, being a Capricorn, I'm not prone to irrational thoughts....

           AN  UNHOLY  TRINITY

    MARK  KELLY     RICHARD  DAWKINS    PAT  CONDELL

MARK  KELLY  :  "  NO FAITH IN FAITH SCHOOLS! "      click on picture above.

RICHARD  DAWKINS  :  "  WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG? "  click on picture above. 

PAT  CONDELL  :  " THE ARROGANCE OF CLERGY  "     click on picture above.

Papal Bullfight

picture the assassin

with the pope at his mercy :

god (of course)

being omnipresent

has his finger on the trigger

nerveless and urgent.

later (of course)

being omnipresent

his delicate hands

are those of the surgeons.

always (amen)

being omnipotent

the outcome

is his alone.

always (amen)

being omniscient

the outcome

is already known.

god (of course)

moves in mysterious ways

since the big bang left him

deafened and dazed

with a desperate desire

for prayer and praise.

hallelujah etc.

ad infinitum.

meanwhile on earth

we face the facts :

now the recovery

now the relapse.

three wishes, three guesses

what happens next :

to the believer (of course)

it's all for the best.

the odds are uneven.

all bets are off.

god's in his heaven

man's on his cross

with nothing to lose

but a sense of loss

and an urge to choose

the order of chaos.

praise be to whoever

puts a bullet in the boss.

from  "No Future In Nostalgia"

N. B.  On  May 13, 1981, three bullets struck Pope John Paul II. The assassination attempt failed.

          Who says religion is an easy target?