Forcing Religious Beliefs on Others

Persuasion yes, but compulsion NO!

Forcing One’s Religious Beliefs on Others

 

By Elton Camp

 

Some think the religion of the majority

Must be, for all, the highest priority

The chance that they would highly rate

Is to do it through the power of the state

 

To browbeat little children in the school

They would not think to be too cruel

Evangelical “Christians” are the worst

“Nonbelievers” they decree are accursed

 

“Now, you must do exactly as I say.

For I’ll teach you the right way to pray.”

“To my righteous beliefs you must kowtow

And you are going to do it here and now.”

 

Yet, Muslims these very ones will criticize

When religious beliefs they do politicize

“Give us religious freedom,” they will cry

But to force their own beliefs they will try

 

I think one is just as bad as is the other

To try to compel one to become a brother

To attempt to persuade others to one’s view

Is all that’s proper for anyone to try to do

 

People who their own righteousness proclaim

Are the ones that I find to be particularly lame

For the Supreme Court we should be very glad

They protect our liberty as they repel the bad