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Ok, Time for me to voice my opinion.
It can be said that there is no proof that God Exists, though Equally it can be said that there is no proof that he DOESN'T exist.
Christianity spent its early years in Britain denouncing the pagan religions as witchcraft, True Pagan religion worshipped the Earth and all animals and plants on it.
Muslim faiths are often denounced saying that they lead to mutilation etc.
Most people who are critical of religion do not understand the true intent.
Religious books were written by those in "power" within the religion
At the end of the day though, the history of any event is written by the victor, and is unlikely to be unbiased. Organised religion of any faith was originally used as a form of control of the masses.
I have no problem with anyone's beliefs no matter what form they may take, as long as they do not try to impose those beliefs on others, and that includes children.
If a parent wishes their child to follow a particular religion then they should educate the child on multiple religions and allow them to make the choice themselves when they are old enough to do so of their own will. If there IS a god, of whatever denomination I am sure he would not appreciate people who follow him blindly through being "brainwashed" into it without making the conscious choice to do so because that IS what they believe in.
We have freedom to choose what we want, Let us use it. Let religion be a PERSONAL thing, and not something imposed on us.
Humans are a greedy people on the whole, and organised religion contains aspects of that greed. You go to church, you place money in a collection plate... why? god being an omnipotent omniscient entity has no personal use for it. Priests use it to maintain the church, why do they not seek other methods of income? The bible states "blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth" How meek are the priests to relieve their congregation of finances they have worked hard to obtain?
As far as I am aware at no point in any religious guide does it state "You should pay me to worship me, and those who speak for me or claim to, should expect this reward in return for talking to you" Yet we pay, why? because we have been conditioned to do so.
Organised religion corrupts that which was meant to be pure, If you are religious then do so within yourself. Through that alone is it pure.
If you try to convince someone else to become religious without them asking you to explain the belief, then you are corrupting that belief in your own actions.
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