"A Pantheist's Question" a poem by Charles Anthony Hood

I grew up around self-righteous,

Pompous Christians who thought…

They were special in the Universe,

Because they were uniquely a person.

They spoke, read, wrote, and pontificated,

But they could not admit when they were wrong.

They must always be right, for being…

Wrong is too unacceptable, because…

The Bible requires perfection from those…

Who declare its authority and validity.

Imperfection is not an option for them,

For they believe the “Holy Spirit” will perfect.

Show me a person who is sure they know…

The truth, and I’ll show you a broken, insecure…

Shell of a person who doesn’t know much.

Not knowing the truth is the true blessing.

Understanding you don’t know the truth…

Is the first step toward intellectual freedom.

Religious freedom is the freedom to discover…

Any religion you want, and no one can stop you.

That’s the hope anyway—that no one will…

Hinder your search for the truth—but there…

Are many people who want to destroy…

Religious freedom to promote their agenda.

There are people so blinded by religiosity…

They cannot see God in the mirror.

As a Pantheist, I accept the challenge…

Of being the God of my own life.

I do not believe in a personal God per se,

But I believe that everyone can be…

The architect of their own fate…

By going where they want to go in life.

“God’s will be done,” the church lady said.

Why would God bless selfish, narcissistic people…

While allowing an innocent child to be murdered?

Why did harm to the child not warrant God’s intervention?

I do not believe there is a personal God.

I believe that we are so inconsequential…

In the universe that we must care about ourselves—

Strong people and weaker, innocent others.

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