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Behind the Burning Bush

Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live As God blessed them all with love to give Allow them a voice And men lose free choice And no one wants that alternative!

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Deb M

Date: 9/26/2022 5:56:00 PM

If the tables turned how very interesting it would be! Enjoyed this poem Rico! Aloha….Debx

Rico Leffanta
Date: 9/27/2022 10:42:00 AM

Yes! Imagine if the god of the Middle East required men to love, honour and obey their spouse! Aloha!

Valsa George

Date: 9/24/2022 9:18:00 PM

Free choice is the greatest gift allowed to man by God and perhaps the one that lands him in the most dire situations too ....

Rico Leffanta
Date: 9/25/2022 11:38:00 AM

And the one gift mankind is most unwilling to share with others! Please remember Mahsa Amini, and support the rights of women! Aloha!

Anne E Sangster - K

Date: 9/24/2022 4:47:00 PM

Love it Rico! :-) Have you read my poem "Little Witch?"

Rico Leffanta
Date: 9/25/2022 11:37:00 AM

Yes, and enjoyed. It is interesting to note that, despite the Inquisition, no god ruled, "Thou shalt not suffer a warlock to live!" Aloha!

Ilene Bauer

Date: 9/24/2022 4:13:00 PM

rico - if men could lose free choice, the supreme court would act very differently...

Rico Leffanta
Date: 9/25/2022 11:35:00 AM

I don't know about "act", but they would certainly think differently! Aloha!

I Am Anaya

Date: 9/24/2022 3:57:00 PM

the animist rites A+ ...brilliant, ilene!

Rico Leffanta
Date: 9/25/2022 11:34:00 AM

People choose their gods with the same care they choose a president? I would never support a god who ranks people by sex, nor parentage, nor one who creates a Model A son but continues making Model T sons to admire the Model A son! People should choose a god with a better plan than that! Aloha!

Rico Leffanta

Date: 9/24/2022 9:14:00 AM

It is truly absurd for anyone to believe a god would make choices by sex, when twigs and tea leaves tremble with the Holy Spirit! Any religion preaching superiority clearly lacks divinity! Aloha!

Anne E Sangster - K
Date: 9/24/2022 5:21:00 PM

Couldn't agree with you more Rico! :-)