[JeffC]

In my experience, the positive aspects of religion will be different for everyone. You’re correct in that it can be used to oppress, which is horrible (the ultimate understatement). But I have found that religion mirrors society in the general way, that if taken as a whole, one can find terrible atrocities, but when looked for on an individual level, one can also find many examples of warmth, caring, charity and humanity. Growing up, I was told this by my pastor (paraphrasing): ‘Religion is man’s attempt to reach God–and will therefore be flawed. Jesus was God’s attempt to reach man and was the only perfect communication between the two.’ If you look carefully, one can see that Jesus’ message was one of acceptance and love, not judgement and condemnation. He accepted everyone as sinners, none greater than any other, and loved them unconditionally. To follow in his example is positive for me, personally. I hope you find this helpful and I encourage you to question all religion with an open mind and open heart.

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Name : JeffC, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 34, City : Reno, State : NV, Country : United States, Occupation : Hotelier, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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