Organized Religion is a deep, challenging topic. If not for everyone it is for me.

The very most simplified - cliff notes version of MY FEELINGS would be something along the lines of:

- I think organized religions were used by people long ago to control people and the population.
- I don't believe God trusted man to interpret and pass on the word of God - Man is too flawed, and we're talking eons ago when word of mouth was used to pass along stories more than the written word.
- I think Man has used their Religion to cause untold harm throughout history. Look up how many wars were started because of / in the name of Religion. Look up the crusades.
- Look at the posts above discussing some of the atrocities with children - and how Religious bodies covered these events up - for decades. Hineous.
- While we're here thinking about Christianity - try to look at the world from the perspective of a boy or girl from India who never met a Christian in their life. Or someone from Iran, Bhutan, Ethopia ... Then tell me that Christ is our only saviour and the only path to heaven.
- The notion that morals come from God or Religion is farcical to me.
- I think when your life turns to crap - when loved ones die young - when disaster strikes ... I think it's comforting to believe in God. I understand people WANTING there to be a God and an afterlife.
- If there is a God - any notion that God interferes and touches individual's lives and events is silly. I think praying as a Sport's team (or individual athlete/competitor) is silly. With a Universe to watch over - why would any Supreme Being/God have any interest what-so-ever in your soccer match/basketball/football match? Omnipotent or not - just foolish in my eyes. What happens when you play a team of Muslims? Does the winner have the better/stronger God? No. The idea that Religious leaders or politicians could be anti-Biden/Obama and yet preach that God wanted Trump to be POTUS is beyond hypocritical.
- I find it deeply disturbing that so many of the hard Christian Right will support and back a person like Trump who is the antithesis of anything their Bible and Religion teaches.

- I think if people believe in Religion and it helps them find purpose, love, a framework - whatever: Great.
- I think people are awesome and great because of themselves and who they are at thier core - not because of the Religion they follow or the faith they have.
- I think too many people use Religion as a stepping stone. I think too many of those same people go to Church on Sunday and then live like heathens and sinners for the other 6 days of the week.
- I couldn't tell you - if it was possible to weigh the good vs evil that has been "acheived" under the name of Religion - whether Religion's globally would be judged to have made the world better or worse.
- I wish those that have faith and love for Jesus or Vishnu or Bhudda or Muhammed ... whomever - would except and love those that are agnostic or atheist or followers of a different religion - without judging or trying to place their values on others.

Just my 2 cents.