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Evil Has Many Faces

Why do you come now? Why do you besiege me with your fowl unholy presents? You are the Prince of Darkness, the keeper of tormented souls, you are Satan himself are you not? Oh call me what you wish! History has seen fit to adorn me with many provocative names and I detest each one of them. For they perpetuate the myth that every bit of the world's evil springs directly from my loins. Why do you come now? Why do you torment me?. I have been a great man of God. I spread his word with relentless zeal wielding the sword of righteousness toward all I deemed evil and wicked. Why I have come to take you home. You have been a fantastic disciple. Few have served our cause better. You have made the worst sins tolerable to the great masses. Cloaking evil under Godly robes was a masterful work of genius. No! No! This cannot be? God has spoken through me. I have been his earthly conduit. I am one of God's chosen people. I devoutly followed his teachings and actively preached his word. You perverted God's so called revealed word into a twisted rendition of your own creation. You stoked the fears of the ignorant into a inferno and reaped all you could from the true believers. You have spawned a most delicious type of hatred. One that will continue to bear fruit for years to come. Evil has many faces, but none more hideously vile than those who hide behind the curtain of religion.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 8/14/2014 8:25:00 PM
Powerful Kim and an awesome write. Enjoyed... Verlena
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Kim Morrison
Date: 8/15/2014 9:43:00 AM
Thank You!
Date: 7/15/2014 1:01:00 AM
Sometimes, the people whom we think are the most trustworthy, end up being the ones who would do us the most harm.... These words are so powerful and thought-provoking. An excellent write, Kim!
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Kim Morrison
Date: 7/15/2014 7:40:00 AM
This is my point here exactly. Evil is a empty word until we put a face on it. Our horror is our discovery of that face. Our torture is wondering how we failed to see the face sooner. Thank You for your comments Kelly.
Date: 7/8/2014 2:19:00 PM
- I completely agree with your last two lines - "Evil has many faces, but none more hideously vile than those who hide behind the curtain of religion." - I have seen and heard it many times .... very well written Kim!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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Kim Morrison
Date: 7/9/2014 10:06:00 PM
Thank You!
Date: 7/8/2014 2:04:00 AM
Awesome narrative Kim.
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Kim Morrison
Date: 7/9/2014 10:06:00 PM
Thank You!

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