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See YouTube video from 8/28/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems “Excuses for Skipping Work”, “Without Religion” and “Perversion” @ Austin’s open mic Kick Butt Poetry (Canon Power Shot camera).

See YouTube video from 8/28/16 of Janet Kuypers reading her 3 poems “Excuses for Skipping Work”, “Without Religion” and “Perversion” @ Austin’s open mic Kick Butt Poetry (filmed with a Sony camera).

Without Religion God doesn’t make sense there are other, more rational, possibilities prove to me to make me believe be provable morals, virtues, values are not based on religion people see no consequence to being "good" unless the consequence is a God people are afraid to face death people really don’t want to believe death is an end              it is an end you simply cease to exist people claim to have beliefs but don’t live by them they’re not beliefs they lack a belief system they understand God is your answer to all of your questions not the right answer but an answer “But God loves you” If love is unconditional there is no value in it it is not earned, it is not chosen it is not a value, it possesses no worth Gods have been created by people throughout the ages to answer the unanswerable rain gods explained the weather people created gods for harvests gods reflected the stars and planets God explained how the world began              how to live well what will happen after our lives end gods reflected the image of man and earth but they were all created take responsibility              and credit for what you do joy comes from within you can’t find joy from within so you find it in your God for great minds to prosper they have to follow reason I do what I set my mind to I use the best tools I have              my mind I succeed I accomplish my goals knowing that believing in my abilities gives me the drive makes me truly happy it is my mind              my mind, my abilities, my power              not some God that makes my life complete I have complete dominion over my life I’m the one I answer to I fill my own void without religion I am whole Copyright Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.