Semantics

What if we woke
To find
It's all semantics?

Would we discover
Religion is just a
Cultural identity;

That no war is holy,
But just God's people
Killing God's people?

How would it change us
To learn we are judged
By how we treat each other,

Regardless of our
Man-made theologies,
Piousness or doctrines?

Reviews

[Friday]

Very good! I believe that in Islam (for example) there is a greater jihad and a lesser jihad; the former being inner guiding principle and the latter being self defence (roughly). That would be semantics (perverted in a way). Ethics in a neutral sense, would be the study of morals or a set of morals (principles etc) as far as I understand matters.

5 stanzas that one can comment on forever. Great work!

[Mockingbird]

these are words of wisdom. thought-provoking and an intelligent view of the world. great job.

[melodioh]

it stays the same chemical madness through out

[Distantview123]

A thought-provoking write. You could say that God's people ARE killing God's people, for we are all His children, whatever faith we may follow.

[Jennifer McQueen]

Oh my, what a great point you've made. I love the impact of this piece and the wheels it gets turning. Very well-written. I commend you on the subject matter, as well!

[Ed Hart]

it is all semantics, except for the natural world, which is many dark glasses away

[MoonLogic]

I like the thoughts in this one!

[Corset]

i believe it is semantics, I believe in evolutionary progression with a destination somewhere beyond material realms, somewhere beyond the vein of a dark hole waits ...another realm of reality, another vibrational plane of existence. I think that very realm exists here we just have to finish this lesson first :P

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:: i found my answers in albert einstein's quotes... along with something that i think an indian author said... :: religion is essentially codified ethics and spirituality is the pursuit of excellence in becoming more and more ethical (as opposed to moral because morality varies from culture to culture)... an atheist could well be spiritual... (not everyone needs to refer to codified ethics)... secularism, therefore, is something that should include believers and atheists... so, in that sense, yes, it's all semantics... there was an article in NYT recently that talked about these issues as well... i think it was a review of a book called "God in the Secular Age"...

[MOON]

Great write love the sentiments , its true we give power to words and forget whats real like the preciousness of life.