I couldnt agree more with the original post.

To my mind the bible is the ultimate work of propaganda.

If you can convince someone of an afterlife and mould thier thoughts and actions to reflect thier view of it and how to reach it then you have them in the palm of your hand.

"Look at this book, it describes ultimate paradise and ultimate torture and pain forever. You can decide which one you have, all you have to do is exactly what I've written. You can't disprove it either way so you'd better adhere to it because this life is short and the afterlife is eternal."

Fuck..says the unsuspecting public. I'd better do what it says and whats more I'd better make sure my children do what it says before they have a chance to think for themselves.

"P.S. Don't forget the church needs a lot of money..for..err..god. Yeah that's it"

It's a prison for the mind, not only enslaving people but preventing them seeking the real answers and slowing down the evolution of humanity.

Don't get me wrong here. I'm against the religion and the evangelism not the people. Some of my best friends are christians but it truly does break my heart to see people so under the malevolent spell of organised religion.

I can of course only voice my opinion and not directly try to change anyones views as that would make me the biggest hypocrite around given my passionate hatred for evangelism.

So, yeah. Sorry for going off on one. Thats been coming for a while...odd place to voice it but there you go.

Oh yeah..lets not forget "God told me to invade Iraq"