These churches of the inside out
Convinced of their supremacy
And entrenched beliefs
Profess their love but celebrate their hate
Of others and of differences
Using fear and threats of retribution
Projecting narrow views on limitless creation
Chorusing anger at the unconvinced
For no good reason but to cover up their doubts
With screams and fist pumps of defiant mobs
Who give up reason for the comfort of a cause
These churches of the inside out
Hide behind myths, legends and holy books
Which have more holes than wholesome thoughts
Transforming love to hate
Raising intolerance to a virtue
Suppressing dissension and philosophical exploration
With the riot police of the religious wrong standing firm
Against freedom and choice
Trying to perform their own miracle of transformation
By calling evil good and good a sin
Proselytizing through obfuscation and misdirection
These churches of the inside out
Upside down in their revisionism
Making sacraments of negativity and blind zeal
Disregarding any other points of view
Of infinity’s creation
Most of which is quite content to be unchurched
Connected at the source to divinity within
David Trudel © 2013
Churches
These churches of the inside out
Convinced of their supremacy
And entrenched beliefs
Profess their love but celebrate their hate
Of others and of differences
Using fear and threats of retribution
Projecting narrow views on limitless creation
Chorusing anger at the unconvinced
For no good reason but to cover up their doubts
With screams and fist pumps of defiant mobs
Who give up reason for the comfort of a cause
These churches of the inside out
Hide behind myths, legends and holy books
Which have more holes than wholesome thoughts
Transforming love to hate
Raising intolerance to a virtue
Suppressing dissension and philosophical exploration
With the riot police of the religious wrong standing firm
Against freedom and choice
Trying to perform their own miracle of transformation
By calling evil good and good a sin
Proselytizing through obfuscation and misdirection
These churches of the inside out
Upside down in their revisionism
Making sacraments of negativity and blind zeal
Disregarding any other points of view
Of infinity’s creation
Most of which is quite content to be unchurched
Connected at the source to divinity within
David Trudel © 2013
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