A Recipe for Disaster
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