That strikes me as more of a problem with human nature, not a problem with religion.
I dislike certain aspects of religion, I dislike the way some people twist religion in order to get something they want, but religion itself is too big to distill down into one thing that you can simply like or dislike. Religious beliefs have resulted in countless good things and countless bad things happening.
If you lived your life ENTIRELY by that book, you'd likely be in jail (or dead).
When people say they live by the bible, they really mean they make the shit up as they go. They engage in creative interpretation that would make a lawyer blush.
When people say they live by the bible, they really mean they make the shit up as they go. They engage in creative interpretation that would make a lawyer blush.