Religions

Judaism

Genocide in Canaan
Gave God's land to the Jews;
But genocides in other lands
Are Yahweh's big taboos.

Buddhism

All life is suffering,
Yes, all our life is pain;
Then I must be a masochist -
I’d love to live again.

Norse religion

The first gods killed a giant,
From his skull to make
The sky, and mountains from his bones –
What lies! No talking snake?!

Christianity

Jesus wasn't Jewish
And his killers weren't from Caesar;
At least, so Paul said after
An epileptic seizure.

Islam

There is no God but One,
Perfect in every way;
All creatures do His unknown will -
So there’s no need to pray.

Mormonism

To teenage Joseph Smith
An angel showed gold plates
On which he read ‘Jesus Was Here’ –
It got him lots of dates.

Modern Paganism

Pretentious modern pagans
Without a sense of spoof
Have got no clue what Stonehenge was
When it had walls and roof.                                                                  

Atheism

I don’t see gods on clouds,
I don’t hear angels sing;
There’s just one question bothers me –
How come there’s anything?

Robin Helweg-Larsen
 
If you have any comments on this poem, Robin Helweg-Larsen would be pleased to hear from you.