Hypocritical
Are we superior? indignation
In false prophets invest security
We mix our morals with resignation
Appease elders, miming our charity
Speaking these vows with mute celebration
Sacrifice the pig, though we are the ham
Then dining upon His sheep's poverty
Wear white frocks red with sacrificial lamb
Babes may rejoice with new found purity
Sin is not a prize won with salvation
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This was supposed to be a Decain but I sort of messed up the rhyme scheme. Not religious
I just thought it was an interesting subject, that is not limited to the religious....
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