I was raised Catholic, but i don`t go to church anymore.
I realized early on when the church handed out donation envelopes with names and a guidelines on how much you should give and those that gave more were named in the church bulletin and it reminded me of medieval kings buying their way to heaven to make up for their evil deeds.
I don`t need to be seen in public praying or an operator in confession between me and him, it is between us, no one else needed in the middle.
It utterly baffles me how some people can quote the bible and use it to condemn people they disagree with or don`t like their life style.
Remember, the bible was written by man and manipulated by man for certain agendas to manipulate the population to believe what the rulers of that time believed.
At the base of ALL religions is love one another and it is now love those that believe in my values and condemn those that are different.
What about the 10 commandments?
I know nothing about the start of other religions but i do know how things get distorted in each retelling of anything by someone else.
So how can the hateful parts have more meaning than we were ALL put here for a reason, just as we are.
Maybe the LGBQT community are for population control and to take in orphans?
Maybe other religions are because of geological and socialistic adaptations?
I am not talking about the vengeful or hatred parts, because i believe those parts were used for control of their populations by leaders.
Just the basics of getting along with and respecting each other.
After the Dead Sea scrolls were found we have been finding out that not everything is as we were taught and things have been manipulated to suite whoever was in power.
Religion is not a tool for power and manipulation to keep people separated but should be a way to unite humanity no matter what or how you practice your faith or non-faith.
Good Orderly Direction is key to civilization stabilization and unity.
Anything else is a distraction so people in power can divide and pit us against each other so they can stay in control.