Hi Rick,

I doubt your post speaks for anybody of "genuine" faith. It doesn't include most of the people i've met who share the same belief. It makes some people feel a whole lot better about themselves and blaming it all on organised religion, rather than man's inhumanity to man and wrong use of free will and choice. In fact, my "religion" (if you want to call it that) has set me free, rather than put me in chains or a feeling of suppression or under control.

I wonder why you don't mention Christian organisations around the world who live like Christ and spend their lives helping the dying and the sick and the poor? Or the many genuine believers out there, that would likely put you and your "box-like" label judgements on here to shame.

Unless you know all there is to know about everything, the mysteries of the universe, the absolute origins to all life and exactly how it happened, when, where hows. I don't think you can confidentally speak for everybody and call Him a "mystical" being in the sky. But knock yourself out trying, many have before you and many will continue to do so.

Maybe you could consider that it's the evil of individuals inciting the masses to follow suit, rather than "religion" itself. Christ never preached this and in fact those that truly live as Christ did are doing wonderful things for their fellow man around the world daily as we sit on our computers here. The extremists and those that decide to "use" religion as a "front", are not representing true faith, they're just trying to manipulate the vulnerable and twist and turn anything to fit in with their own selfish evil ways. Those that follow suit are just as bad, some perhaps are naive, some maybe bordering on insane.

This has got nothing to do with God. Anybody who lives biblically are anything BUT devious or out to harm others. They're usually the ones taking care of the aftermarth though..
Again, your post does not speak for any genuine believers, it simply focusses and exaggerates the bad, whilst ignoring all the ongoing good that religions around the world do for their fellow man.

It's a clever way to start a flame war on here though, congratulations <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/twothumbsup.gif" alt="" />. Real classy thing to do on a toxic forum with no doubt many more people than me who have a faith also. You've pretty much offended everybody of a religious belief here. What next I wonder? Do you think you could keep your anti-religious sentiments to yourself and unleash them on a forum more appropriate for flame wars of this kind?