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If I were the devil…
If I were the devil I would hide in plain sight.
If I were the devil I would build my temples in every city in every country in the world.
If I were the devil I would take many forms and names, that humankind is divided by their beliefs.
If I were the devil I would divide humans from animals by asserting the latter has no soul, while the former is created in my Divine image.
If I were the devil I would promise eternal life, that humankind never live to their full potential for want of comfort in eternity.
If I were the devil, I would divide humankind from each other with borders and nations and I would sanctify killing by calling it an act of patriotism, righteousness or civil duty.
If I were the devil, I would vilify the animal kingdom as ugly and soulless and I would promote chastity and purity and ignorance in my name with the promise of eternal paradise.
If I were the devil, I would divide man from woman by shaming her as a temptress to the animal and bestial and therefore ugly in my Divine eyes and judgement, that man creates systems to silence his own sister and mother.
If I were the devil I would forever promise my return to earth to judge the world by fire and purify the souls of humanity and I would tell my followers that my plan is final and ultimately for the betterment of my children, that humankind does not see the need to act in order to aid those who are needy, for they will be saved in my own Divine time.
If I were the devil, I would send prophets to earth to heal the sick and feed the hungry, and I would tell their stories in scriptures which promise their glorious return to earth, that humankind believes that flesh and soil are temporary and do not need to be protected or preserved.
If I were the devil, I would make humankind ashamed and afraid of their own desires and needs, and I would offer to take upon myself their suffering by way of prayer, and abandon them to stifle their own urges and wants that they are under my control and can be turned against each other.
If I were the devil, my followers would abuse children and they would not answer for their crimes, because I would control the justice system by unifying my follows with the ordinance of the state.
If I were the devil, I would imprint my names on all of the human lexicon, that I am the one they call for when all hope is exhausted and they in their greatest time of despair.
If I were the devil, I would neuter the free thinkers and atheists by way of my church-sanctioned state controlling censorship and freedom of speech.
If I were the devil, I would ask that my followers howl my name and curse those who speak against me that they are browbeat and bludgeoned into the darkest corners of society.
If I were the devil, I would tell humankind to be ashamed of their bodies and functions, and demand that they hide and fear all that is feminine and sexual, that I control their basic instincts and I can stifle their will.
If I were the devil, my glory would shine in the eyes of those who believe and have faith, for if I were the devil, you would call me God.