I see MANY here putting religion down and having no idea.
Religion is the very foundation that all societies have been built on. YOU wouldn't be here without it existing.
The Bible? An account and a manual of social behaviour.
Church is an instrument that brings people of a society together.
Ten Commandments, again a manual on how to behave in a society.
Is it perfect? no.
Has it been abused by practitioners? yes.
Is Religion now defunct and not required? no.
All I see here are haters who are clueless and have NOTHING whatsoever to replace religion with as humans need order and behaviourals to coexist without harming each other. Religion has done this for a couple of thousand years and you have NOTHING but hate to replace it with.
Why would YOU be against religion? If you're married you're in the system willingly.
Have YOU taken your kids to church OR a priest, you're in the system willingly.
At a funeral, have you used or had someone else use a priest and you were in attendance? If so, you're in the system willingly.
You people are so damaged that you continue to hate on system that gave you existence and you have nothing to replace it.
Look at the people who have abused it as that's the issue........NOT the religion.
Of grave concern, the very people who have abused it most likely are people who think like you do today. Are you adult and responsible enough to look into that mirror honestly.