Bush commutes Libby sentence

[Jester]

I don't cut out religion entirely, I just think it is a tool for people to get what they want and to keep power over others. Religion is often used by people to drive things.
I mean if I give you the example of Scientology, we all see the way these people use the religion to obtain certain things (wealth for example).

Religion is an important part of many cultures, but we make it, we decide what to believe in.
Very visible examples are Henry the 8th (i believe) that created a new religion because he wanted to be able to be married to several wives. Another more recent example is the pope stating that (more or less was decided) that the place were babies that die before they get baptized (I'm sorry I don't know the English word) go does not exist. He found that it was a bit unfair not to let them into heaven.

You don't have to convince me that people manipulate religion to get what they want. That's clearly true, as much now as 7000 years ago.

But all culture is determined by humans. We determine what we write, speak, sing, trade, build, think about, destroy, etc... It's all just what we do. Why is religion any different?

Limbo is where babies supposedly went when they died, along with pre-christian pagans, and people who died without sin, but also without salvation.

-Jester