text: I think that it is time to stop using "religion" as the weapon/tool and return to the reality that God gave us.
  Okay, we Christians believe that Christ redeemed us. Fine for us. However, if we gave Him a chance we would see that he was a philosopher, ethicist, political scientist, sociologist of the line of the best. He also leaves a great deal of room for divergence of opinion, consensus building, pedagogy, discernment, political and religious discourse and civility. His logic seems to flounder at times, but He makes up for it in parable, metaphor and the "awe" of quest. 
  He came "from" the Creator/Parent "for" us, so why don't we focus more on the "us" and what it is in us that makes life possible and possibly abundant together?
  This and these are the real contributions to the "public square" that are the hidden - one would also have to acknowledge abused - in our tradition. If we did a proper job on this level, Jesus would look after the rest, in his own way and time.