Religion
Religion helped us when we were
Barbaric nomadic tribes
It saved our souls
When we were ignorant
When we did not see
The light of civilization
Then we needed shelter of spiritual home
Religion taught us moral values
Religious leaders were social leaders
They were great men of different times
Abraham, Moses, Mohammad
Jesus Christ, Buddha, Guru Nanak
All wanted to save our souls
They preached peace
They preached universal brotherhood
They did not know that
We would be killing people
For religion
We would be fighting bloody wars
Christians, Hindus, Buddhists
All are playing with blood of their brothers
There were crusades and Jihads
Muslims and Christians fought each other
There were riots among
Hindus and Muslims in India
There are divisions within the religions too
Catholics fought the protestants
Sunnis are fighting Shias
Remember the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Civil wars of Africa
All are futile exercise
For destruction of mankind
Abraham was shocked when he saw human sacrifice
Babies were sacrificed to pacify the
Bloodthirsts of Gods and Goddesses
He taught us to sacrifice animals
Instead of humans
Innumerable men, women and children
Lost their lives for religion
The fanatics and fundamentalists think that
They will be martyrs
If they kill members of another religion
They are living in
Fool’s paradise
During the dark ages
Religion met our spiritual needs
Now religion is the root cause of
Divisions and destruction among people
Religion is the principal cause of most wars
It is the worst hindrance to peace
We are divided and subdivided
Segmented, fragmented, segregated and separated
No more
Enough is enough
Religions are personal faiths
Let us abolish all religious states from the earth
Let us have secular democratic states
We are all children of Adam
We all belong to our
African ancestors
All are red inside
It is time to talk about a new religion
That is the religion of love and equality
All humans are equal and
Love is the best virtue
All are sons and daughters of nature
The best of religion is to love and respect humans
