Bible Thumping Bigots

 

When I hear the term bigot

Here’s what comes to my mind,

You may have guessed it is idiot

And this happens every time.

 

It may be how they end

And the fact they also rhyme

But every time I hear the word

Idiot comes to my mind.

 

But you know, it takes a bigot

To call another bigot a bigot

And as a matter of fact, I suggest,

So too an idiot.

 

So, who is the bigger idiot?

Sorry, I mean the bigger bigot

Since it must come down to…

Well, the most corrupt.

 

 

People who thump the Bible

Ought not to be bigots

Even when outlandish behavior

Is promoted by idiots.

 

It is at this time, my friend,

That we define these two words

So that the wise is not seen

As being absurd.

 

I advance this at this time

Because crazy is everywhere

And what was considered sensible

Is about to disappear.

 

 

Idiot: half-wit, imbecile, stupid,

Dolt, dullard, simpleton,

Imbecile, pudding head,

Of little intelligence, a moron.

 

 

Bigot: a prejudiced person

That regards his opinion alone

And is intolerant of any position

That differs from his own.

 

Bible thumpers are not bigots,

Not by a long shot,

Not even regarding the LGBTQ

And the transgender lot.

 

Not those who follow in the way

Demonstrated by Jesus Christ

For whom love was the key

As shown in his sacrifice.

 

“Forgive them Father,” he said,

“For they know not what they do.”

This in relation to bigoted zealots

Each of whom was a Jew.

 

For them a Gentile was a dog

And should be treated as one

And if they had their way

All but the Jew would be gone.

 

 

 

Very unlike the follower of Christ

That is called to be charitable,

Loving and kind to one and all:

Even the unlovable.

 

The story of the good Samaritan

Is really a good case

Where the Samaritan rescued a Jew

That was in a very bad place.

 

I may not like your lifestyle

But I regard you as my neighbour

And as a born-again believer

I must be on my best behavior.

 

If morally upright is bigotry

The believer stands as charged,

And given the road we are travelling

The LGBTQ looms large.

 

They, in fact, are the bigots,

Seeing no other way but their own

Even though on immorality

They build their royal throne.

 

Yes, a bigoted minority

Is about to take over the world

And many are trapped in a stupor

Looking rather absurd.

 

But it is not the Bible thumper,

No, not at all,

Instead, it is the LBGBTQ

That blows that trumpet call.

 

Stewart Russell © July 28, 2023

 

I's the Idiot and O's the Fool

 

An idiot is a stupid person

While a fool acts stupidly,

One is definitely what we see

The other appears what he be.

So what really is the difference?

Check these enviable characters

Since most people pretend to be

Or in fact they really are.

Since a person has a name

And he also has a nature,

We will start out with the first

And deal with the other later.

The name idiot has two “I’s”

While fool carries two “O’s”,

So you say that’s interesting

Why, even this writer knows.

I’ll take your cheeky remark

With just a little twinge,

For the way I see you behave

You’ve gone beyond the fringe.

Putting aside that little aside

Back to the name I will go,

For at the end I’ll get the chance

To say that I told you so.

 

Check out the “I’s” in idiot

Shouldn’t he be able to see?

May be more he needs to get

For them to form a company.

So to the “O’s” there are in fool

Sockets they could very well be,

But brought together into one

Perhaps they both would see.

For eyes are never stand-alone

But created in sockets to see,

So while apart though boastful be

There is just blind futility.

From the name to the nature

Is the promise I made,

Thus in just a little while

I will complete this escapade.

Remember how I started out

Comparing the idiot and the fool,

Notice they are quite alike

Both have been to school.

 

Through primary and secondary

And even through University

Came out believing that he alone

Was by himself an entity.

Thinking he could do it all alone

He had no regard for others

But like the ones who tried before

Still ended up a failure.

To the conclusion of this matter

Do pay close attention,

Lest like the idiot you end up

With the fool’s comprehension.

 

For some of us may see something

That the others don’t perceive,

But with our eyes and their sockets

The abundance can be achieved.

For we are meant to work together

Yes, the idiot and the fool,

Your eyes and my sockets

Were each meant to be the tool.

To fashion a citizenry of wisdom

And on one another rely,

To God to look for vision

Who has promised to supply.

For you are no better than I

And I hope by now you know

That I have come to that part

Where I must say, “I told you so.”

                                    Stewart Russell © 2014