I believe any God needing to be protected from heresy has been made up by religious hierarchy to defend dogma too weak to stand on its own.
I believe any God offended at the human condition has been concocted to frighten us into obedience to some obsolete moral code.
I believe any religion based on saving us from an invisible threat is an appeal to reason ecclipsing fear.
I believe all nondemocratic religious hierarchies are bullying garbed in big hats and velvet robes.
I believe dogma that cannot be questioned is actually superstition in sanctimonious window dressing.
I believe healthy religion does not call us to find scapegoats for our problems, but to present ourselves as living sacrifices for the common good.
I believe true “saviors” do not call us to love and serve themselves but to find the greatness within our own hearts to recognize our kinship with all humankind and the web of life.
I believe the exclusiveness to which true religion calls us is not loyalty to any one sect, but commitment to universal love and justice.