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003 (The Atheist's Lord's Prayer)

By Clara McLelland

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003dear god,i was wondering ifyou'd be willingto clear upmy misunderstanding- see,i'm not sure ifi've read everything right.and i was wonderingwhen you say, 'thou shalt not kill,'if you were thinkingof including yourselfor whether your excempt fromall of these hypocraciesjust because you wrote them.i was wondering ifsupposing i became christianwhether i would still havehatefull parentsmasochistic obsessionsthe need to cut myselfor if i only get those perkssince i don't belivei was also wonderingif you created usbefore we created youor if you kill thesepeople because they'vedone something to offend you.dear god,i was wondering if you got mad,or if there was some betterreason- some more holy reason-to explain your sins.because personally- along witha good share of the kidswho think like mehave problems like meand have the bruisesto show it- i don't seewhat makes you any more specialthan the rest of us.dear god,on an ending notei have a question and a thought;why did you write the bible? it'sonly use is to write morerelevant things- like the factthat Sean Mitchell just dumpedJessica, and that Trae lookslike Harry Potter- inside thecover, so why didn't you saveyourself the trouble and notwrite it?it's not like anybody i know belives it.amen.Hard core Christians, don't flame me!!! Please, I was having a bad day!!!.... It's what I felt like. Written December 1st, 2001 © on Dec 01 2001 09:53 AM PST   0 • 9

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"003dear god,i was wondering ifyou'd be willingto clear upmy misunderstanding- see,i'm not sure ifi've read everything right.and i was wonderingwhen you say, 'thou shalt not kill,'if you were thinkingof including yourselfor whether your excempt fromall of these hypocraciesjust because you wrote them.i was wondering ifsupposing i became christianwhether i would still havehatefull parentsmasochistic obsessionsthe need to cut myselfor if i only get those perkssince i don't belivei was also wonderingif you created usbefore we created youor if you kill thesepeople because they'vedone something to offend you.dear god,i was wondering if you got mad,or if there was some betterreason- some more holy reason-to explain your sins.because personally- along witha good share of the kidswho think like mehave problems like meand have the bruisesto show it- i don't seewhat makes you any more specialthan the rest of us.dear god,on an ending notei have a question and a thought;why did you write the bible? it'sonly use is to write morerelevant things- like the factthat Sean Mitchell just dumpedJessica, and that Trae lookslike Harry Potter- inside thecover, so why didn't you saveyourself the trouble and notwrite it?it's not like anybody i know belives it.amen.Hard core Christians, don't flame me!!! Please, I was having a bad day!!!.... It's what I felt like...."

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Author:Clara McLelland

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