by Allan CF Goh (A Poem)
Religion is there for mankind To discover his soul and its kind It’s there for his spiritual need Be better based on enlightened deed Religion must preach righteousness Built up with karma of real kindness So as to enhance his belief To bring benign religious relief Religion clothed in intemperance Demeans its true holy forbearance
It demands the highest standard Of behaviour free from the dastard Any religion worth its fame Must act rightly to defend its name Adherents must rightly protest Foul falsehood that all humans detest To bring the truth into the light And to make matters all clear and right But that does not condone murder Regardless of the hurt of the slander
The deed of crude protestation And rude violent intimidation That threaten death, harm to others Dump its values down the gutter So as not to be trivialized Religionists must act civilized Not be diverted with trifles Not with insignificance ruffled Religion needs its wholesomeness To safeguard its sacred holiness