I used to think religion was just more of the same thing. Dump responsibility on the big guy. Now I see an importance in that. It's a relief to accept that not everything is under your control.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm not religious. I was as a child, and like lots of people, I suppose, rapidly became very disillusioned with the whole thing. I also feel that organised religion has caused far more problems than it has solved.
I think when you're dealing with faith, you want to be as responsible and sensitive to the material as you can.
I grew up very religious, and I don't have a great relationship with religion.
Religion is never the problem; it's the people who use it to gain power.
I think, for years, people have been pushed down by religion, and I don't say that disrespectfully, but they've been shown a God that you can't measure up to.
Religion has certainly been shoved down my throat.
Never stop paying attention to things. Never make your mind up finally. Do not hold beliefs.
I don't know what religious people do. I kind of wished I'd been a Christian with the blind faith that God is doing the right thing. As a Buddhist, you feel like you have more control over the situation, and that you can change your karma.
Religion is just mind control.
I think of religion as something that stains the person. It's a mindset you can never get free from, it's always in the back of your head.