I Feel Disgusted When I Think…

I feel disgusted when I think

Of the depths to which some men sink,

Claiming to be sent specially by You

To tell others what to believe and do.

Your chosen ones they pose to be,

Your messengers to humanity,

Insisting that others blindly obey

All that they order, whatever they say,

Declaring that everyone should know

That You've supposedly decreed it so.

With this is their constant refrain:

“You’ll get to face terrible pain

In Hell’s fire, where you’ll burn,

If our claims you dare to spurn

And don’t do as we command

And yield to our every demand.”

In addition, they boastfully state:

“If you want to enjoy a blessed fate

For all time to come after you die,

In God’s own home, up in the sky,

Where you'll indulge in every pleasure,

In great abundance, beyond all measure,

Then accept as true all that we teach

And abide fully by all that we preach.”

Uncountable people they enslaved

By their false teachings, utterly depraved.

Unknown millions have fallen prey

Down through history, even today,

To these charlatans, crafty and vile,

Who make so bold as to defile

Your Name by such blatant lies

Concealed in seemingly 'noble' guise.

By claiming to speak in Your Name,

They won power, wealth and fame.

Evil agendas they sought to pursue

By lying they were blessed by You.

What awful deeds, what heinous crimes,

Over centuries, even in our own times,

Deceiving in Your name shamelessly,

A graver sin there can hardly be.

Unspeakable horrors, mass misery:

This is the sum total of their 'legacy'.