I believe that religion, as it is taught today, encourages ignorance and that allows our leaders to pretty much do what they want. It also holds us back in the scientific and scholastic arena's(there are examples of this). It also affects health care, i.e. the prejudice of not distributing condoms in places where they are sorely needed to block the spread of diseases.
Yes in some cases the fear of god can be a large influence on peoples lives, but I think it would be better to teach respect for your fellow human beings(treat others as you would have them treat yourself), for that you do not need religion.
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