Quote Originally Posted by thir View Post
I guess a lot of Christians need an evil power to keep people in place
If they didn't invent an evil power that fights against their gods, they'd have to admit that their gods aren't all that good after all.

Individual religions are good for some, and no problem for others.
I think history shows us that every religion ultimately devolves into dogma and rigid disciplines. They split into two or more groups when one side thinks they aren't being dogmatic enough. They are, IMO, essentially bad. Individual FAITH is good, maybe, as long as you don't deny reality with your faith.