i dont comment on religion much but i agree. just from experience in having grandparents that are religious freaks. my grandpa has his own church and is the pastor. my grandparents are the biggest fuck ups i know. they have managed to piss everyone in our family off except for about 2 people. and it was all over money. they are insane. they preach about this and that and they go and make everyone fight, argue and hate each other. they are the biggest idiots ive ever met. anyone who disagrees with them they instantly dont like. i dont think its a coincidence that hes a pastor and tells ppl what to think and that if u dont agree with them on what color the sky is, they dont like you. i too agree that religion is for ppl who fear they cannot control their own lives. i feel that i am in complete control and would not want to feel like i wasnt.
as for money, i agree. i rented to a church group where i live. this church had big bucks cuz they rented an entire duplex for me for 2 years at 1100 per side. that translates to be 52,800 they spent on this place for 2 years. where is that money comin from? plus they paid for the students food, trips, and transportation. i know for a fact to be a member of that church you MUST give 5% of your total earnings a year to them. thats ridiculous. you have to pay to be apart of a church? get real. i do think that churches trick ppl into giving money for some sort of guidance. this all goes back to ppl not feeling like they can control their own lives.
many will agree and many will disagree. i dont really give a shit one way or another. i dont care if u believe or dont believe. just thought id state some of my experiences with churches and religion. i just dont see ppl benefitting from it at all...