I believe that religion is perhaps the greatest cause of human suffering throughout the history of mankind.

The crusades in the middle ages, the Inquisitions, Jihad's, Salem witch trials, the never ending battle between India and Pakistan, etc.

I copied this from a site....

" While some people use their religion to become better human beings and serve their communities, there are others who use it to judge others. They display a punitive attitude and seek to persecute those whom they consider sinners. It is sad to see how many religious groups have split into sects and have declared holy wars on others. Whether they be Shiites fighting with Sunnis in Iraq or Catholics fighting with Protestants in Ireland or Muslims fighting with Jews in Israel, there is a religious motivation in those political wars. It is difficult for many people to rise above their religious and cultural conditioning and embrace people from other faiths and sects as their brothers and sisters, or to respect atheists and humanists as they see them as sinners who will burn in hell. Equally troubling is the existence of theocratic states where leaders use the force of national law to persecute people from minority sects. I think time has come for all such governments to separate church and state / mosque and state and create secular societies and communities where there is not only freedom of religion but also freedom from religion.

FREEDOM FROM RELIGION!!!!!!

Not a bad thing IMHO.