The terms good and bad are simplistic but it is where basic social morality starts. Things that are beneficial to you, your family and your larger social grouping are encouraged as good and those that are thought not to be beneficial are discouraged as bad.

First by practical application and social convention and then more formally these conventions are taken-up by organised religious doctrine and then by formal legislation.

I think most of can accept that political systems are probably not good. They are supported by a legal system where we can clearly see many examples from recent history where things that may be socially beneficial are made legal and where things that are not so benificial are made legal to suit those currently in power.

But the whole point of organised religion - as separate from a personal spiritual belief - is that it is supposed to be good. And if it were the case that odd rogue individuals can corrupt whole systems so easily - perhaps it should now be accepted these organised religions and the fairy stories on which they are based, are not a force for good at all? Perhaps it is time that blame is not shifted away from organised religions and excuses made for why they have proved to be so harmful to our planet.

Religions are man-made - not made by God.