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Unheard Voices
Where are the moderate Muslims
Whose voices remain unheard?--
Who allow the religious extremists
To have the final word?
Where are the moderate Christians
Who will speak out against fanatics?--
Against hate-mongering leaders
Or manipulative charismatics?
What about moderate Hindus,
Or moderate Buddhists or Jews,
Who will stand up to radicals
And their discriminatory views?
Where are the moderate voices--
The voices of reason and love--
That focus on sense and compassion
And promote all aspects thereof?
When religious fanatics
Manipulate and distort
The truths behind their scriptures,
They sell their religions short.
When worshipers speak out with reason
And love--embracing ALL people--
Then goodness will flow from every
Temple, mosque, or steeple.
So let the voices of wisdom
Drown out expressions of hate
And stop the spread of ignorance
Before it is too late.
(9-30-14)
Whose voices remain unheard?--
Who allow the religious extremists
To have the final word?
Where are the moderate Christians
Who will speak out against fanatics?--
Against hate-mongering leaders
Or manipulative charismatics?
What about moderate Hindus,
Or moderate Buddhists or Jews,
Who will stand up to radicals
And their discriminatory views?
Where are the moderate voices--
The voices of reason and love--
That focus on sense and compassion
And promote all aspects thereof?
When religious fanatics
Manipulate and distort
The truths behind their scriptures,
They sell their religions short.
When worshipers speak out with reason
And love--embracing ALL people--
Then goodness will flow from every
Temple, mosque, or steeple.
So let the voices of wisdom
Drown out expressions of hate
And stop the spread of ignorance
Before it is too late.
(9-30-14)
