Until The End Of The World

I gotta go; I gotta go, the bomb in the bread basket are ready to blow in this town of men with big mouths and no guts "Until The End Of the World"-Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds(<-Listen) "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me. Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You? And the King will answer and say to them ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me'." -JESUS CHRIST So suddenly the whole world is offended. So suddenly a drawing on a piece of paper has so much power. So suddenly a cartoon has shaken peoples faith. So suddenly a deeply spiritual and loving faith that has survived thousands of years must be defended by mortal men. How sure of the TRUTH are you if the drawings or writings of another mortal can hurt your truth? If you must silence all criticism how secure are you? If your idea of god is destroyed by an arrangement of letters and pencil scribblings on a piece of paper...how weak is your god? Does your god need you to boycott and burn his enemies? All these things are running through my brain when I read three stories. Three events in different countries involving different faiths and people thousands of miles away. But in my head these are all the same. Read the stories linked below and maybe you'll see what I mean. Joint Chiefs Fire At Toles Cartoon On Strained Army 'Will & Grace' Will Mock Crucifixion Syrians Storm Embassies Over Caricatures As I read the words of Jesus above and think about the stories above its pretty obvious to me what the work of gods people should be...gods work does not involve boycotts and burning and silence. It is quite simply "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." So what the hell got lost in translation here? Where does the fighting, killing, and hatred part fit into the message of god. I don't frickin get it man. I'm livin on the planet of the apes and I'm lookin at the statue of liberty and CNN and saying "They finally did it..." But I guess I am in the minority on this and the way of the world is different now and the whole joint is under a spell and the goats and wolves are wearing the trappings and jewelery of the king. They have plundered and raped the temples and goverments built by the broken backs of the poor and left the people with nothing but fear and hatred. The smoke rises from their thought bombs of confusion and pride and its thick enough so you can't see how they have lied and if they keep you angry and fearful of those who are different then they have control. The evil lord sauron has bewitched the middle earth and there are is only a handful of rebels left. I'm hearing hoofbeats but I'm trying hard to resist the pandemic and become the thing that I hate. This is gonna take some work. Its 2:49 PM on Saturday, February 4th, 2006. I gotta stop thinkin too much. Its laundry day.