...not from one organised religion to another. But I have converted...

I have converted from being disappointed to being dismayed...

with politicians who allow religious zealots to make a mockery of faith

I have converted from being indifferent to being disgusted...

as politicians allow children be exploited as pawns by religious zealots

I have converted from being tired to being utterly fed-up...

as religious zealots highjack secular institutions all in the name of God

I have converted from being disgusted to being down-right irate...

that religious zealots think they know how God would like us to lead our lives

I have converted from being embarrassed to being shocked...

at how religious zealots have made a mockery of the notion of civility

I have converted from being sceptical to being ashamed...

at how certain politicians have shown no regard for reining in religious zealots

I have converted from being ambivalent to being resigned...

to the fact that religious zealots and certain politicians are nothing but opportunists

I have converted to being afraid that some politicians are willing...

to undermine our civic and secular foundations for politician expediency.

Perhaps we'll all someday learn that it is not so-called religious 'deviationists' that we should fear, but rather religious zealots.

I have converted...