Date/Time 18 Mar 2014 6:09:55am
I've always thought religion was a waste of time. When I say always, I mean I decided this before my third birthday.
Why would an all powerful god be interested in our appreciation, let alone complaints about our microscopic linear lives? Is a gardener interested in fan mail from the bacteria living off his compost?

But set aside the existence of an intergalactic super-hero for a minute and ponder the nature of the sacred.
If the whole universe is the creation of god then every atom in the universe is sacred. What then is the point of organized religion, of churches, of congregations? All you need is you and the universe. All the social benefits of church are duplicated by secular organizations.

My big problem with organized religion is the same problem that sparked the French Revolution... privilege without merit. Church organizations are still exempt from taxation and thus exempt from third part financial auditing. This is simply evil.