Hi, Ed - I think this is one of those "two nations divided by a common language" kinda things. To be universally understood, I should have used "one" instead of "you" - but that's rarely done in the U.S.
Sorry.
...and I have to say that I think that if we understood what others were really thinking, most of us could probably come to some sort of agreement.

Still, we have this from Musket: It is a well researched, pretty well proven fact that the object of religion is controlling the masses.

Certainly it's true that people have used religion as a tool for controlling others, but is that the essential object of religion? I think not - most religions were founded on some form of the Golden Rule, and got (at least partially) perverted later. All organizations get perverted - but does that mean we shouldn't organize? Better to reform, and not take perversion as a "given."

-Joe-