CathyT didn't say God was a fairy tale, please go back and re-read what she said.  You seem to really have it in for Protestants, as if there were no need for the 16th C reformation and beyond. Institutions such as the RCC are always in need of reform (siempre reformando) as popes throughout the ages have aptly demonstrated... and further, based on Jesus' two greatest commands, who is to say that living a "good life" full of Christian virtue--love, care, compassion for others, etc.--is not sufficient to please and honor almighty God? An argument can easily be made to suggest that when one gets bogged down in the minutiae (i.e. literal interpretation) of scripture that is when we run into trouble--reducing the infinite/spiritual realm into the finite/temporal to meet our human demands for clarity and certainty.