Some Christians use scripture and religion to justify beating their wives. If I'm a Christian and read scripture and practice religion, am I responsible for wife-beating?

Of course not. But the scipture exist and if it is taught by the organised religion and accepted by the perpetrator to be the literal word of God - does not the organised religion at least share in the responsibilty? Whatever may be taught by organised religions - what seems to be leaned well - is the ability to make excuses?

For would you accept that many similar judgements are made for other organisations that pass without comment or are thought to be generally acceptable and which do not bring forth the same excuses and diversions that we see here when members of organised religions here (many of whom are not slow to pass judgement themselves) think they or religion in general are being subject to the same sort of judgement?

If you accept - as many here appear to do that all organised religions are as much human constructs - as for example political parties and that these will always screw-up - it is really difficult for me to see where the problem lies in reaching a general agreement on the lines that I have suggested and been taken to task for.

Is it seriously being suggested that it should be accepted here that there is something that is divine about these organised religions?