All In The Name Of God Poem by Kayode Are

All In The Name Of God

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Many seek with greed
A worthy cause to bleed
Rooting for personal hoard
Plunder! in the name of God

Pastor milks the congregation
Mullah reigns by intimidation
Innocents bleed when fanatics whine
Mayhem! in the name of God

Prospectors braved raging seas
Won the natives and braved disease
Tilling gold while spreading the word
Fealty! in the name of God

See saints bigots and crooks
Seek divine spur for private needs
An endless wish list from every heart
Craving! in the name of God

Sunday, July 19, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: spirituality
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Reports of occasional acts of outrage across the globe continued to remind me of the idea of the exploitation of divinity by some. Poem was written in 1988
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Tom Allport 10 February 2017

a good poem about what is wrong in the world? that there is to much greed. Well written.

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Kayode Are 11 February 2017

Thanks

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Dr Antony Theodore 23 January 2016

Pastor milks the congregation Mullah reigns by intimidation Innocents bleed when fanatics whine Mayhem! in the name of God.. a reality of exploitation in the name of God. But we shall never forget there are also very many religious people who are really seeking God without a profit motive. thank you dear poet. tony

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Kayode Are 24 January 2016

Thanks. I agree that there are clerics committed to the advancement of our knowledge of God whose activities contribute to human progress.

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