Why I Hate Religion, But Love Jesus

Organised religion knows little of God

The words of God, told by man
And written by mere fools
Edited by others who think they can
Refine Gods words in mans schools.

Have faith, we tell you what God said
Clerics to laity decree
Who is good, bad, and to be attacked
Speak not as Jesus, no He

Spoke of love, and to God what is his
And to give to Cesear his due
To meet a strike by offering the cheek
And then the other one too.

Religion, it is the folly of man
Who thinks in robes he is great
It is Babylonic folly to make one religion
And declare it the One True Faith.

This I abhor, with their cermony, drama
And all of their pomp there...
But I love Jesus, and show it not
But to Him, in a silent prayer.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i feel exactly like the speaker in this poem...

"a silent prayer" between me and God...

man tinkers with everything and thinks he has all the answers...this is one place he does not...

man is fallible...and even moreso when he pins religion on others, when he judges...and most organized religions profess of love, but judge accordingly.

very sad.

[Donald Meikle]

How can an Irish man not hate religion Tomas?

[Einstein Noodle]

hypocrisy runs afoul on us all .. you open a grand debate me thinks .. seems we want so badly to be "all right" that we are prone to ending up phony ... putting on our garments to deceive each other and ourselves ... hmmmmmmmmm .. what value in coming together in such a way?? not much .. but we are capable of honesty and do have the ability to join in our common need for forgiveness .. its a start eh!?
E.