Foxy (Continued)

Now, Foxy, I realise you haven't stated as such that these men should die. Your statement, however, that the Prime Minister should remain silent and do nothing to prevent them from being executed, in my book, amounts to much the same thing. Good people remaining silent and all that, which I would have thought is another maxim you would usually like to live up to.

I know I shouldn't be picking on you for this one small fault, when I have so many and you have so few, dear Foxy, but I must admit I find your position here somewhat out of sync with your usual responses.

Polycarp

Now I didn't think I would ever do this, and believe me I am very loathe to, but I am going to quote the bible! It seems to me that these 'selective' Christians, of which you MOST certainly are one, might be unaware of this particular verse.

"If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:14-15

Now, for myself and I'm sure many other atheists, I try to practice forgiveness because I consider it the right thing to do and also the way I would like to be treated myself. If I was a Christian like you however, and worried about that hell and brimstone in the 'life' hereafter, I would start taking notice of these particular words from the good book, as that place in heaven, you thought you had cornered, mightn’t be quite so secure after all!

If you want your sins forgiven, Polycarp, you first have to forgive others – ALL others, not just the ones YOU deem worthy. It’s written loudly and clearly in the book you live from. No wriggling off the hook on this one, Poly!

So Rudd is a fake Christian?
Shock, horror!

he is a modern leader
with troops overseas
killing innocent civilians
(inadvertently but inevitably)

he runs a system
that just gave huge wage increases
to already wealthy public servants
while giving absolutely nothing
to people with disabilities
who are already living below
the poverty line

that such a leader
should turn out to be
not truly Christian
genuinely takes me by surprise
i think i need a glass of water