Snickers commercial controversy

[BbyButtercup]

Ok, I know I'm probably going to be involved in a smack-down for posting this...but I feel my point is valid, and I would hope this isn't an issue of proving people wrong...

Anyway, I've never been much of a religious person. I grew up Catholic, and I really think that's the reason why I'm not very religious. Catholicism in itself is so hypocritical that it's really no wonder why people are flocking to different religions. I found it hysterical that the Catholic Church is going crazy over the fact that within the next 50 years most of Europe will most likely convert to Muslim. About the post that everyone should strive to find the truth, the one religion, I think that's a little moot. Yes we all want to know what the "right" religion is so that we can play by the "right" rules and just mosey on up into Heaven, or whatever happy place you believe in once we die (if you believe we just decompose, then perhaps your soil is of excellent quality). However, I think many people are missing the key point in all of this: the Bible, Quran (sp?), etc are all guidelines for people to live their lives by. These aren't stereo manuals where you insert plug A into port B and live happily ever after. I mean, what do all these "words of God" have in common? The simplest way I see it is that all these different books, doctrines, etc, are ways for people to live their lives in a way that they respect themselves and everyone they interact with.

Now, I'm sure we all remember the Catholic Reformation, and the Protestant break-away (not that I can blame them) some centuries ago. Catholics got in trouble for saying people could "buy their way into Heaven". Now seriously, how the hell is that possible? Well, it's not, and we learned our lesson, but it goes to show my point. Life is a journey: we're not supposed to know the end of it, but try to make the part we travel as good and honest as we possibly can. All these religions (for the most part...I'm not a know-how on cults) are related in that they try to teach people how to have good morals. Treat your neighbors as you would treat yourself, respect everyone equally, forgive others so that you may be forgiven, do unto others as they would do unto you, etc.

If you've ever met a, what I like to call, "hard-core Catholic" I bet you've heard that Catholicism is the "right" religion, and that you need to convert in order to save your eternal soul. Well that's just crap; if God loves everyone and says everyone is equal to him, then why would he favor ANY person over the other? He wouldn't. Also, I do believe God adapts to the changing era's. Is it not also possible that He adapts to the different religions? There are so many connections between Judaeism, Christianity, Muslim, Hindu, etc. that is it really that hard to see that maybe God adapted to all of these? Why not? He knows us better than anyone, and He knows that the human psyche can only be bent so far. I really believe He's taken different forms in order to guide all of us as best as He can. Otherwise it just doesn't make sense. I mean really, if there's only one true religion, then Catholics are somewhat right: everyone not of that religion is going to Hell (or some equally unpleasant place). I really can't see God going around and dictating something like that. It would contradict so many things that it's just ridiculous. That's why I really believe that it's not so much the title of your religion, or the numerous beliefs instilled by that religion that matters: it's the lessons you learn from it.

Ok, feel free to drop loads of crap onto this post...I always love seeing how people react when someone says they're not as unique as they'd like to be