A Recipe for Disaster

By Elton Camp

A theocracy existed in Israel of old

The benefits it brought were untold

That is, when people did as they should

The Law was holy, righteous and good

In other nations where religion held sway

Matters developed in a very different way

Human dignity and life itself did assail

For worshipers of  gods Chemosh & Baal

They who shudder if Islam does dominate

Christendom’s record should also hate

History shows the horrid problems it brought

When the divine right of kings was taught

The political state claims for God to speak

And the prospects for happiness grow weak

The wicked Crusades as an example recall

The corrupt church said to slay one and all

Disaster to Native Americans it did bring

When attacked in the name of God & king

Throughout history, carnage and conquest

Are what religion has delighted to bless

Religion and politics separate should remain

From trying to combine them, the wise abstain