Religion itself isn’t my problem, the way people use it is
I feel like religion becomes a scam when people start using it to control, manipulate or exploit others.
This happens in almost every religion. Hinduism has fake babas, superstition, money scams and politicians using religion for votes. Islam also has extremists and religious leaders who manipulate people in the name of faith, and in some extreme cases people are radicalized into killing themselves and innocent people with promises of rewards after death.
And before anyone misunderstands me, I’m not saying all Muslims are like this. Obviously the vast majority of Muslims are normal people living their lives. I’m talking about the misuse of religion and the extremist side of it.
For me the real problem starts when someone says “God wants this” and uses that statement to stop people from questioning them.
Believe whatever you want, but the moment religion is used for money, political power, fear, violence or controlling other people, it deserves criticism.
What do you guys think?