[Verse 1]

Oppression is the holy law

In God I distrust

In time, His monuments will fall

Like ashes to dust

Is war and greed the master plan?

The Bible's where it all began

Its propaganda sells despair

And spreads the virus everywhere

[Pre-Chorus]

Religion is hate

Religion is fear

Religion is war

Religion is rape

Religion's obscene

Religion's a whore

[Chorus 1]

The pestilence is Jesus Christ

There never was a sacrifice

No man upon the crucifix

Beware the cult of purity

Infectious imbecility

I've made my choice: six-six-six

[Guitar Solo: Jeff Hanneman]

[Verse 2]

Corruption breeds the pedophile

Don't pray for the priest

Confession finds the lonely child

God preys on the weak

You think your soul can still be saved

I think you're fuckin' miles away

Scream out loud, here's where you begin:

"Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned"

[Pre-Chorus]

Religion is hate

Religion is fear

Religion is war

Religion is rape

Religion's obscene

Religion's a whore

[Chorus 2]

The target's fucking Jesus Christ

I would've led the sacrifice

And nailed him to the crucifix

Beware the cult of purity

Infectious imbecility

I've made my choice: six-six-six

[Bridge]

Jesus is pain, Jesus is gore

Jesus is the blood that's spilled in war

He's everything, he's all things dead

He's pulling on the trigger pointed at your head

Through fear, you're sold into the fraud

Revelation, revolution

I see through your Christ illusion

[Guitar Solo: Kerry King]

[Verse 3]

The war on terror just drags along

My war with God is growing strong

His propaganda sells despair

And spreads the violence everywhere

[Pre-Chorus]

Religion is hate

Religion is fear

Religion is war

Religion is rape

Religion's obscene

Religion's a whore

[Chorus 3]

There is no fuckin' Jesus Christ

There never was a sacrifice

No man upon the crucifix

Beware the cult of purity

Infectious imbecility

I've made my choice: six-six-six

[Guitar Solo: Jeff Hanneman]