{"id":18545,"date":"2023-03-15T18:20:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T22:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/?p=18545"},"modified":"2023-03-15T14:14:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T18:14:41","slug":"religion-isnt-about-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamiegraymusic.com\/wordpress\/2023\/03\/religion-isnt-about-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion isn’t about God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It doesn’t matter which God you choose to call your own, RELIGION is the ultimate problem that mankind must overcome. Religion is, by definition, perversion of God to manipulate people into behaving a certain way. God just IS (or isn’t). What you believe about Them isn’t relevant to anyone, except to YOU and God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At best, religion is a distraction from finding your own spiritual destination. Easy answers to reassure, instead of clues about your truths. At it’s worst, religion has brought us countless Crusades and Jihads, The Holocaust, 9\/11 and The War on Terror, and so many other atrocities committed by “righteous men” in the Name of God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Religious hypocrisy is legendary, and yet the sheep keep coughing up their tithes to reach enlightenment or avoid the scourge of Hell. I completely understand the need to believe in something. I just think it’s better to search for, and believe in your own truths, rather than in others who might profit off your faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Authors Note: All opinions expressed here are just that: opinions. If you don’t like mine, I probably won’t like yours either. Let’s just nod, and walk away. Maybe come back with solutions instead of opinions. Because of the two, only solutions actually matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It doesn’t matter which God you choose to call your own, RELIGION is the ultimate problem that mankind must overcome. Religion is, by definition, perversion of God to manipulate people into behaving a certain way. God just IS (or isn’t). What you believe about Them isn’t relevant to anyone, except to YOU and God. 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