I read your article and find it in line with what religion means today,

however, lets take a close look at religion as compared to christianism.

Religion is controlled by man to instill fear as you state in the article.

Religious powers have had 2 centuries to make rules and demands upon people

that do NOT follow the origins of the holy bible. True christianisn is

following the word of GOD as he laid it out in the Holy bible, to live a

clean healthy lifestyle based upon clean moral decisions. If the bible is

understood in true christian terms, there is no bias, no race or gender

discrimination. Jesus was sent to Earth to set an example of how we should

love one another, take care of one another and above all respect for one

another. If the bible were to be studied in detail, you would find that it

is in its most basic form, and instruction manual on how to live our lives

to its fullest potential in harmony with our fellow man.

Religion in the past few decades been taking the word of God and changing it

to fit their agenda, hence the politically correct versions of the bible

that are on the market today. They have decimated the original word in order

to ensure their (powers of religious authority) protection and control.

Have you ever gone to a church to study the bible only to find that you are

discouraged from reeading the bible (you  might discover the truth),as well,

you must follow the rules of the church rather than the rules of God.

One final note, Jesus foretold the religious groups corruption when he

stated that as soon as he was gone, they (powers of religious) would flood

the churches and corrupt them like wolves in sheeps clothing.