Holier Than

Holier than you, Infidel;

Holier than you, Muslim;

Holier than you, Buddhist;

Holier than you, Roman Catholic;

Holier than you, homosexual;

Holier than you, secular humanist;

The Jesus of love-thy-neighbor has become the Jesus
of persecution;

The Jesus of turn-the-other-cheek is now the Jesus
of vengeance;

The Jesus of tolerance is now the Jesus
of intolerance;

The Jesus who chased the money changers from the Temple is now the Jesus
of greed;

Remember these names – Falwell, Robertson, Dobson – mortal men who high-jacked
the Bible;

Beware anyone who claims to speak for God;

Follow the power that flows from the money raised in God’s name;

And when someone claims to be holier-than-you,

Run