Life's hard enough at times without being bound by rules that some 'religion' lays out for you - thoun shall or shalt not, eat this and not that, this is going to happen when you die etc. Plus as Doc says whole host of the worlds problems are linked to religion. The whole world is gripped by the fear of terrorism as one particular religion attempts to take over the planet. Live life the way you want to within the bounds of what's socially acceptable (which includes religion if it's your thing). Every religion has at its core a bunch of nutters who take things to the extreme...