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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A friend told me that when her husband's died, it was like beimg awakened from a dream. Reality hits you in the face. It stripped away the religious belief that she was raised in.

She said that God did not prevent her husband from a horrific death. God does not stop bad things from happening to believers or non-believers. Instead, she realized that God and religions are myths made up by people to cope with life. 
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Bingo! I went through a similar awakening after a tragedy in my life.

Religion is a coping mechanism for getting through life. I'm okay with people believing whatever they want, as long as it doesn't negatively impact anyone else.[/quote]

If it is just a coping mechanism, maybe with some nice music,  ritual and a welcoming community - fine.  But too often religion is forced on people, onto small children who will believe anything adults tell them. And some brands of religion frighten people and threaten them with punishment.  Not fine at all.[/quote]

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