Each holy man there is, is

convinced he's better than the next,

as his right hand tightly clasps

prayer beads, whilst he judges others with his left.

Piety the reason that he wakes up

every day,

just to forget that only God can

judge, even if someone is gay.

Whether devoted to the gospel or

in submission to the Muslim holy book,

many of these zealots cannot be

told apart from crooks.

Their lies are so often inspired

by an agenda that remains hidden

amongst claims they will be

forgiven for each slip, no matter how forbidden.

Living in the future, they are

consumed with the afterlife,

but it is so convenient to forget

the rules every time they take another wife.

These hypocrites misinterpret

ancient words however they see fit,

when the truth holds no advantage

from which they could somehow profit.

Wars have been fought over less

than a few acres of land,

both sides convinced the blood

was spilled as part of their God's plan.

Self-righteousness surrounds us,

humanity has ceased to exist,

replaced by laws made by hateful

pastors and religious nuts like Kim Davis or ISIS.

Who can say that religion has

done less harm than good,

when it can be held responsible

for divided neighbourhoods?

When practiced with humility, it

can be a beautiful thing;

praised for the prosperity it

brings, and turned to for guidance in times of suffering.

But more often than not, Ten

Commandments are ignored whenever we commit seven deadly sins,

we are so conscious of all our

imperfections but ignorant of our blessings.

False prophets preaching in the

streets take advantage of our desperation for something to believe in;

the confidence with which they

spread their ignorance is rarely seen as deceiving.

Mankind will only survive this

state of emergency if we unlearn all that we know,

once we accept that religion

hinders us more than it helps us grow.

There is nothing wrong with

having a little faith,

if it inspires love and does not

advocate messages filled with hate.

God has no religion.

There is no more need for these unholy wars,

let us not be so insecure that

any offense is one worth fighting for.

Muslim, Christian, Hindu, or Jew;

there will always be power in numbers,

lest we forget that before our

dogma divided us, we lived together as sisters and brothers.