[Le-Roy]

Thanks for the ping, but the current world situation would be almost idyllic were it not for misguided religious fundamentalist fervor...and your frame of reference is just the obverse of that same coin.

[American in Israel]

and your frame of reference is just the obverse of that same coin.

Well, it is a war between religions, so pick your side. Standing in the middle just makes you cannon fodder. The Christians and Jews did not declare war on Islam, Islam declared war on us. Ir takes two sides to end a war, but only one to start one. Just because your religion is agnostic, is no reason to decide that religion is bad. Religion just is. It is a description of world perception that includes spirit. Because some things you might drink are poison are you going to swear off water?