4 Themes: Section 2: Religion I believe in God, Because I was told to. A religion I did not understand; A faith I did not profess. But I had to fit in, I had to please the crowd. And so, I continued to ‘believe’, While questioning the existence of a God; While facing a world full of hypocrites. Out loud I asked, ‘Who is God? Is he the Judge? Or, is he the Executioner?’ Everyday I wondered, Who determines the sinners and the blessed? How do we measure a person’s worth? Why are the sinners kinder than the preachers? Is hypocrisy the religion? Nay, I am who I am. Neither a sinner nor an angel, Just a mere human. And if there is a God, Then He shall judge me for who I truly am, Not who I profess to be. * We believe in _ _ _ Because we were told to. But two millenniums of stony silence Have forced us to get up and seek out The steep path to the mountain top. Like the children of Israel before us We endure the cutting ...