Religion, from my standpoint, is a tool to inspire me to live in a higher, kinder way. It teaches me to forgive others and myself, though the forgiveness of God.
I love forgiveness.
I love, frankly, my religion. And it's not important for me to share what that is, because the product is me, the way I am.
But I have a question: What makes religion?
I guess I'm talking more about a "belief system" than a religion. As in, I speak broadly of the behavior patterns and moral values in which a person chooses to live their life.
But here's the thing: regardless of what religion/belief system you belong to (including atheism!) you belong to society. And society has its own rules. Vague rules like "be yourself, as long as yourself conforms to standards." or "be sexy, but not too sexy or else you're a slut." There is no clear objective for what to be, only judgement if you are anything else.
If religions shamed sinners half as badly as society shames people for being ugly or fat, nobody would believe in God. We hold religion to such high standards - what about the belief system that literally EVERYONE belongs to: what about society?
We can't change everything all at once. But I challenge you all, (and myself,) to change yourselves. Look for the good in people and seek to reward them for what they accomplish rather than to tear them down for their failures or shortcomings. People matter in a grand and important way. Let's all try to treat them as if they do.
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