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Anyone who knows me, knows by now that I am not an admirer of organized religions. Please note that I said “organized religion”, not personal religion or spirituality. Humanity needs religion, so long as religion follows its original intent of getting the individual in touch with the universal. Although organized religions have served this function, they have failed miserably in bringing people from different faiths, and even within the same faith, together.
There are many aspects of religion that have contributed to the development and welfare of humanity. We need them. However, once a religion becomes organized, the problems creep in. Read the rest of this entry »