Lee Merkel responded to Steven Coulter, who wrote:

>As a former Catholic (ACK!!!  POO!!), I know that Xtians in general
>believe in "Original Sin"--like starting a life with bad karma; if you die
>before you get rid of it, it's bad news.  Regardless of which tradition you
>cite, it's best for us all to give the children the best chance to live;
>poverty is not an insurmountable obstacle to enlightenment.
>
                                                                     
  Hey Beavis, he said "original sin" ... huh huh huh...


          BORN BAD
 
 
 When my young brain gulped
 beliefs like candy
 I heard the Vaticatechism say
 we bawl into life with bad karma.
 
 
 All babies are born with a
          slap
     against them:
 
   the heavenly virus
 
 tattooed into the soul by
          a  copying  machine
          a  copying  machine
          a  copying  machine
          a  copying  machine
          a  copying  machine
 
    a Replicated sin called
          Original
 
 Issued:
          Soul, one, with
          stamped-in defect.
 
 Treatment:
          Topical application of
           proper words and
              effervescent
                 holy water.
 
 Important!
          Failure to perform
          baptism voids warranty.
 
 That's what they told me.
 
 But really, could this guy
 stay in business
 turning out such shoddy products?
 
 
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Lee Merkel  -- Sept. 25, 1994 revision of Dec. 8, 1990 original