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[[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]], this is a song that attacks religion or religious figures. There are various subtropes, though they often overlap:
The [[God Is Evil]]/[[Rage Against the Heavens]] song consists of attacks on a deity that ''is'' actually believed in (usually by at least some recognizable group) and objected to. A subset of these are angry versions of [[Have You Seen My God?]], or demands that the deity explain what they think they're playing at, and/or whether they're really what they say they are. Parodies that are a [[Take That]] at a deity itself also land here. As do pretty much all musical examples of [[God Is Flawed]].
The [[Author Filibuster]] [[Religion Is Wrong]]/[[Outgrown Such Silly Superstitions]] rant song is about calling out religion as a pernicious influence, or based on false beliefs, or both. Like the first, this one need not imply atheism, though it often does, and is compatible with [[Jesus Was Way Cool]] type sentiments towards particular deities/religious figures, while attacking [[Knights Templar]], the [[Church Militant]], the [[Path of Inspiration]], what [[Values Dissonance|its singers perceive]] as a [[Religion of Evil]], or similar things. This one may also come in calmer versions. Parodies that are a [[Take That]] at a religion as a whole or at its followers usually land here.
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These are commonly - but not always! - Goth, [[Heavy Metal (Music)|Heavy Metal]] or Punk songs.
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* [[Motorhead (Music)|Motorhead]]'s "(Don't Need) Religion"
* "Religion Song (Put Away The Gun)" by [[Everything Else]].
* Much of ''God Hates Us All'' and ''Christ Illusion'' by [[Slayer]], functioning as [[Author Tract|Kerry King Tracts]] which, surprisingly, are voiced by a Catholic, frontman Tom Araya. The follow-up, 2009's ''World Painted Blood'', toned this down a lot more, avoiding the subject of religion outside of one or two songs. Their material in [[The Eighties]] did talk about religion too, but from a [[Rock Me, Asmodeus]] standpoint.
* [[Hurt (Music)|Hurt]]'s "Rapture" and "Talking to God".
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