An Agnostic's plea

hiorta

An Agnostic's Plea (Robert Forrey)

Save us, God, who do not believe in you,
Save us from the multitudes who do.
Save us, who just want a little peace,
From those who worship you, without cease.

Save us from those Holy Lands
Where descendants of nomadic bands
Wrap their heads in holy towels
And pray to Y*W*H, without vowels.

Save us from those faiths Abrahamic,
Whether Judaic, Christian or Islamic.
Save us from every hegira
Whether it starts in Mecca or Palmyra.

Save us, God, from contrived Christian anger
When we disregard the 'babe in a manger'.
Save us from Muslims' wrath
When we follow not Muhammad's path.

Save us from those orgies of piety
That religiously follow every calamity.
Save us from each minaret and steeple,
Save us from each Chosen People,

Save us from the armed Muslim, Christian, Jew:
Save us uncircumcised dogs, the unchosen few.
Save us from the crusade, jihad and pogrom,
Save us from wise men who are dumb.

Save us from all those believers
Who express their faith with meat-cleavers,
Or who, with orders direct from heaven,
Fly into buildings in a 747.

Save us from televangelists with visions,
Save us from unmedicated Pat Robertsons.
Save us from zealots straight from hell,
Save us from bin Laden and Jerry Falwell.

We don't want you as our co-pilot,
We don't want your terrorists either;
Instead of all this religious rot,
What we really want is a breather -

From God-Bless-this and God-Bless-that,
From General Sharon and Chairman Arafat,
From mullahs, rabbis, and popes
From Taliban sharp shooters with 'scopes,

From Mossad agents with Bond-like flair
Who murder Palestinians in their lair;
From Palestinians who stand and wait,
Holy time bombs, wired by hate.

Save us from all sectarian strife,
Save us from that religious life
Where the individual neurosis
Gets collectivised in daft psychosis.

Save us, God, the unchosen few,
Neither Muslim, Christian, Jew,
Save us from your followers true,
But save us, most of all, God, from you.

amacachi

How have I not seen that before?

Dades

Haven't seen it myself. Love the last line.

Ickle Magoo

Save us from unmedicated Pat Robertsons

:pac:

Thanks for that hiorta!