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…n the horizon which may mark its position. “ Does Mr. Crowley suppose that the Buddhists do not feel the poetical nature of the books of religion ? ” I take this to mean : “ You have no business to take the Bible literally ! ” I have dealt with this contention at some length in the “ Sword of Song ” itself (Ascension Day, lines 216 to 247) : but here I will simply observe that a poem which authorises the Archbishop of Canterbury to convey Dr. Clifford’s pet trowels, and makes possible the Gilbertian (in the old sense of pertaining to W. S. Gilb…
1904 · PDF PAGE 2
…hical Hindoo would roll about with laughter. Does Mr. Crowley suppose that Buddhists do not feel the poe- tical nature of the books of a religion ? Does he suppose that they do not rea- lise the immense importance of believing the truth ? But Mr. Crowley has got something into his soul stronger even than the beautiful passion of the man who believes in Buddhism ; he has the passion of the man who does not believe in Christianity. He adds one more testimony to the endless series of testimo- nies to the fascination and vitality of the faith. For …
1904 · PDF PAGE 3
…—that I find myself compelled to despatch half a squadron (no more !) to take him in flank. Our Author’s main argument for the Christian religion is that it is hated. To bring me as a witness to this colossal enthymeme, he has the sublime cou- rage to state that my “ Sword of Song ” begins with an effort to expound Buddhism, but that my hatred of Christianity overcame me as I went on, and
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…. The two thieves were “ nailed up like vermin ” on either side of Christ by precisely the same people ; are they also gods ? To found a religion on the fact of death, murder though it were, is hardly more than African fetichism. Does death prove more than life ? Will Mr. Chesterton never be happy until he is hanged ? These then are the rear-guard actions of his retiring and beaten and army. The army itself is pretty well out of sight. There is a puff of artillery from afar to the effect that “ no man can contrive to be agnostic about Christian…
1904 · PDF PAGE 4
… lived. Slavery was hated. A million men died about it, and it was cast out of every- where but the hearts of men. Euripides hated Greek religion, and he killed the form thereof. Does Our Logician argue from these facts the vitality of slavery or Delphi ? Yes, perhaps, when Simon Legree and the Pythoness were