by The Hippy Coyote
God spoke to Moses
In a burning bush
Abraham heard a voice
If he didn't things would get worse?
"Hey Daddy! Check it out!
Goliath was killed by a little boy."
Yes son, that's a violent book
But God is a man of peace
"Really Dad? Take another look.
God killed a thousand when he parted the red sea."
Oooh - oooh let's go to church
Oooh - oooh now let us pray
God will lead us to victory
As we murder his offspring today
"Take a look Dad.
It says right here, they cut off John the Baptist's head.
If Jesus wasn't baptized, could he go to Heaven?
Will the Devil ever be dead?"
Yes son, those are good questions to ask
But be careful who you ask them to
Many religions inspire people to be evil
They may even try to kill you
"Daddy I'm getting more confused
Each religion claims to be the only one
But they fight and kill saying God wants them to
Is God blessing the bullet or shooting the gun?"
To tell you the truth
They all seem to be wrong
If God is telling them to kill and maim
Maybe it's the Devil
They've been seeing all along
And God is not really to blame
Oooh - oooh - oooh let's go to church
Oooh - oooh - oooh let us pray
He'll heal our wounds and give us gold
And help us win the lottery today
"Then what about Muhammod?
He had to go to war
And what about the witches
Did Jesus keep score?
When the Indians were hunted and killed
or the Irish were slaughtered in their sleep--
Daddy, what was The Crusade?"
Okay, that's enough
Let's try a different book
Buddha never fought
Yeah, this is worth another look
If God exists within everyone
Perhaps this religion will protect you son
"Why do they kill so many many people
In the name of God, Dad?
The Ten Commandments say that killing is bad
Did God really marry you in the steeple?"
The trouble is my curious son
That people mostly see God
As a mysterious force they cannot explain
To answer their impossible questions and balance their pain
They find strength to suffer another slavery day
As governments and kings reward obedience with pay
Like bees in a hive, in cooperation they survive
Or they shoot the cows that stray
The Coyote
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