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When the church said pray it away

When the church said pray it away When the church said pray it away To the elderly woman Who lost her whole family Not from just a gun But from the system holding one She had prayed And prayed And prayed For her family's safety And do you know what God did He committed the ultimate sin He killed them But It was all part of his plan And Everything happens for a reason But Don't question him Because just like her family you'll end up in a coffin But then again the priest says It's his decision They died of racism The victims forgotten But not by the elderly woman By the system And a god that favours The oppressors But yes she should pray And maybe one day After a lifetime of loss and suffering She'll get to spend eternity With a being that was 'all loving' But of course god is good Especially with his miracles Of helping you solve the problem Of where you key was But allowing racism Of his black children Even though he claimed we're all equal Wow what a sweetheart When the church said pray it away To the gay black boy Who thought they were 'all gods children' And we're made in his 'perfect image' But I guess not when it conflicts with the ideals of your religion So not everyone is equal? But doesn't god love everyone So why would he allow this treatment Of one of his children But then again god always has a reason Especially when he sends the boy to the devil Even though he 'created' him and makes no mistakes but then calls him sinful Do we not see the problem? When the church said pray it away To the black girl with depression They said if you want to go to heaven Then you need to be stronger than the devil And stop being so evil Because if you were really good You would shut up About your problems Especially if its about racism Because you know the white priest says it doesn't exist anymore Although this is a flaw Especially as 'god' started it all And the fact he is 'all powerful' But he couldn't stop the black struggle So is he really all that wonderful?

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Date: 6/15/2025 3:30:00 AM
Very powerful words, I enjoyed to read this.
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Layla Riley-Hill
Date: 6/15/2025 3:35:00 AM
Thank you

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