I believe in religion
Without being too religious
I believe in the power of prayer
A divine being
Who is omnipresent
I often find it odd
That we stand in front of statue
To prayer when the divine is everywhere
But then there's nothing wrong with that
Just the way I feel
I don't consider myself religious
But I am proud to be a Roman Catholic
However that doesn't mean
I look at other religions condescendingly
I believe all men and women are equal
And so all religions are equal
There is no religion
Superior or inferior to others
I am catholic
But I can never understand
When people ask
If I am a practicing Catholic
Never could understand
What do they mean by it
Cause religion ain't not profession
That needs to be practiced
I believe that all religions profess
peace and love
Or at least as far as I know
None spews hatred
Or condones violence
They profess acceptance and forgiveness
A feeling of inclusion
No matter who you are
No matter what you are
Or where you come from
There's no exclusivity
Unless you are part of a cult
In which case all the best to you
I don't think you can
Customise religion to you liking
But you can always be rational
Than just having blind faith
Let your faith be accepting of all
Absorbing all experience
No matter the beliefs
Sadly it's the interpretation of man
That makes religion narrow
Often unaccepting and
In a way, intolerant
That causes pain
In the name of religion
That makes one look down
Upon the other
Often with suspicion
Often with mistrust
It's man who has turned religion upon us
And never the other way round
It is man that causes pain
And puts it all on religion
We all have the right
To practice the religion we choose
As much as we have a right
To live the life we want
No religion propagates hate
Or intolerance
The sooner we understand this
And we accept this
The better it is for us
The lesser pain we will inflict
On each other
And in turn on ourselves
Making the world a peaceful place
To dwell in
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