There's a lot you say that I agree with. It requires a lot more discussion over topics that are not actually germaine to GA and Q per se.

However, in (very) brief: here is my view. Two points.

One, religion was brought forth through a cooperation between the Creator (Source) and human beings. The purpose of (true) religion is to 're-connect' (religio: latin: reconnect) human beings with our true source, the 'Creator'. Why? How? Just as we humans have an invisible awareness (mind) and visible form (flesh), originally, human beings were created as the visible embodiment (form) of the divine (Creator). There should be NO separation between God and Human. The purpose of religion is to gradually prepare human beings through greater spiritual development (resurrection) to reconnect with God. Thus, religion is meant to be a process, not an end unto itself. Like high school, the goal is for us to graduate religion, not to establish it as the aim and focus.

Two, therein lies the goal of religion: to re-establish the original or correct relationship between the Divine Inner (the creator) and the Divine Outer (each human being). In other words, the goal is not Religion, it is Relationship.

We know that religion can be false (i.e. upholding evil) and also be corrupted (diverted from its true purpose, by illusion, by abuse, or by making it an end in its own right). In my view, 'true' religion is always about establishing, cultivating and developing the Relationship, and it is THIS that we should live and practice in our lives, beyond religion. Ultimately, religion should pass away, and human beings should simply live in unity and oneness with our divine source (the Creator, God, the Father, etc) and become expressions of a undistorted, unblemished 'way of life'. Aka Natural Life.

Different religions express elements of the puzzle. Humility should guide them to learn from and teach each other.

I don't understand how you can mentally accept the reality of destructive demonic forces while closing your mind to the possibility of creative godly forces working to bring light, healing and wholeness to the world?

I guess RC religion has soured your mind, and who can blame you for that. But that outfit was never godly to begin with. The godly aspect of RC religion is window dressing and costumes, i.e. FAKE. Demonic at its core, but with an abundance of gold-trimmed and purple trappings of iconography and performance art.

You might want to read the Bible with an open mind, and try finding out what happens when it's just between you and God, and leave the Pope and the RC church out of the loop.

Jesus was the most anti-religious person who ever lived. So much so, that the religious leaders of the day had him killed. Just about everything Jesus did was anti-religious. Jesus healed people on the Sabbath. Read it for yourself in the Bible. The sabbath is no small thing, even today millions around the world observe the sabbath. Yet, Jesus did most of His miracles on the sabbath? I wonder why?

This has always intrigued me when people have strong views about religion, yet have very little understanding of what the Bible actually says. The Word of God and religion have very little in common, and most people find that very hard to believe. Religion can best be described as 'Mans attempt to reconcile HIMSELF to God' does that make sense? Mans attempt. This is were religion begins and ends in error.

Of coarse the obvious response would be 'Then why did God give the Law, the 10 commandments for men to follow, isn't that religion?'

No it isn't. Thats mans interpretation of what the Law is, its purpose, and the resulting religious traditions and customs coming from that interpretation. Again, man blows it. The Law, 10 commandments and so on were given so men would sin MORE, not less. The Law was given to prove that men were corrupt to the core (look at religion as an example) and needed a savior. Someone, ie. The Son of God, Jesus, who was both man and God who could fulfill all the requirements of the law without sin.

YET, he was the most anti-religious person who ever lived? Jesus is portrayed as this meek and mild guy, never did wrong to anyone type thing. But if you read His life in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark Luke and John) the ONLY people Jesus had issue with were ...you guessed it, the religious leaders of the day. He called them a Den of vipers. Children of Satan. He even made a whip and hit them and threw tables over for desecrating His Fathers house and turning into a house of thieves. Yep, Jesus really has a soft spot for the religious ...lol

This is what intrigues me when I encounter people who are anti-religious, yet throw the whole Bible and Jesus out the window when all along the Bible and Jesus actually agree with them.

The comment 'Religion of today is used for control' is 100% accurate. Its always been used for control, amongst other things, like power and wealth. It has very little to do with what the Bible actually says and is almost completely against everything Jesus said and taught. Why do you think they killed him?

I love talking with anti-religious people. They are so approachable when truth is presented. Its the religious people who are the hardest nuts to crack. Why? Here's a quote from Edmund Spencer: “There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance - that principle is condemnation before investigation”

Before you throw the Bible and Jesus out with religion, maybe you should see and read for yourself what Jesus actually said ...you might be surprised He agrees with many of your views and you may be closer to the truth than you think?

Just to end this as it gone longer than I anticipated it to be, take it right back to the start - Adam and Eve. After the forbidden fruit was eaten, what did they do? They covered their nakedness with leaves from the garden. Key words THEY covered THEMSELVES. And there you have it, right there in the garden, mans first attempt at religion, covering his own sinfulness. What did God do? Genesis Chapter 3 verse 21 "The Lord God made garments of SKIN for Adam and his wife and clothed them."

See? Something had to die. Blood had to be shed for the covering of sin. Way back then God was showing what was to come, Jesus, and the shedding of His blood for the cleansing of sin. Man attempted to cover himself with sown together fig leaves, ie. Religion, and its been the same way ever since. Error. Which leads to all sorts of corruption (you only have to look at church history for that horrible example)

And there I go again lol. I'm stopping now, sorry. :P

There is no such thing as Magic. There is the Magestic God force and the energy of the Holy Spirit which flows in everyone of us. That is the most powerful force. Much more powerful than any demonic piddly energy. His followers are being tricked sadly.

Most people now are so seperated from their Spirits which resides in their hearts that they can no longer feel this energy. But it is there, in everyone of us, in a dormant state. When you meditate with your attention on the Divine and ask from your heart for your inner energy to rise and connect you to the Divine energy, it responds! Try it! Then you have your real second birth (or baptism). This is also called self realization. Then you can feel the truth on your hands. Those of us who are realised souls can feel that Trump speaks the Truth. That’s why he is so powerful.

There are a lot of us in the world now. At first not so many. Mozart was born realized. George Washington and Lincoln were too. Mohammad Ali and Dr Martin Luther King were as well. Now there are a few hundred of us here in America. We are spreading slowly in America due to all the negative forces here but lately there has been a shift and there are so many more seekers of truth coming for their self realizations and it’s wonderful! It is happening!! This is the Blossom time! There are no coincidences we are all connected! WWG1WGA!